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This one’s a total drag. When it gets me in it’s grips it really yanks down my quality of life. I just feel rotten. And then it taints everything else in my life. Everything else is not nearly as good. I’ve got to make this priority #1. What are the symptoms: I feel . . . → Read More: Caring What Others Think Of Me If you’ve got a couple minutes, check out this overview article on Karma:Beacon Journal | 06/10/2006 | With karma, you get what you give “You get what you give.” That’s a nice thought. Check out Franklin Covey and get organized: Someone recently suggested I write down my perfect day. That seems tricky to me because I can imagine many perfect days. Watching movies and playing video games all day. I suspect I would try to find some new war movies I haven’t seen yet. Maybe Jarhead. And also some old classic war movies that . . . → Read More: My Perfect Day This is a topic that I think about quite a bit. But the deeper I think about it, the harder I realize it is. Actually, the deeper I look at anything, I’m realizing these days, the harder I realize it is. In empathy’s case, I find truly understanding what is important to someone else . . . → Read More: Empathy I may not be Christian, Jewish or Islamic, but I know a good tradition when I see it. In spite of that grim reality or more likely because of it, the Gospel’s imperative to “fear not” is good and welcome news. The 40 days of Lent that begin Ash Wednesday are an annual spiritual . . . → Read More: I’m Giving Up Fear For Lent I read and think a lot about personal and business growth. It seems that virtually every problem that has to do with you and someone else can all be fixed with open, clear communication. There was an article in the Beacon on Valentines Day that was from divorce court. The judge said that all . . . → Read More: Communication I’ve got to get started on my next Toastmaster speech. I’m giving it in a week and a half. This is supposed to be something you feel strongly about. I am thinking of doing something political. Or maybe something about Ohio and all of its trouble. As for politics, I think I might . . . → Read More: Toastmster Speech 2 — “Be In Earnest” I’ve always known this. However, what’s interesting to me is that it’s actually a condition. I think I have a disease. Here are some traits of a people pleaser that I resonate with: Men who identified with their mothers often tend to think of others’ needs first, and to neglect their own People . . . → Read More: I’m a People Pleaser So this is the big one. This is the one that actually controls my life. When I’m weak and insecure, I add a little possible outside disdain and I just crumble. It is my Achilles heal, my kryptonite. It is the iconic archetype of weakness in my life. Why am I telling you all . . . → Read More: I’m afraid when people might be angry at me. |
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