For the last eight years, my wife Renee and I have engaged in a ritual, nearly every single day. It is very rare we miss it, and the performance of this ritual is, I am fully convinced, the reason we have stayed married. This ritual grounds us, centers our priorities and allows us to be […]
Self-care
They make money off your fear
I listen to people. I guess that is a good characteristic to have, doing what I do and all. And as a writer who is fascinated with people, I love listening to the cadence and rhythm of voices and stories. Additionally, one side effect to having ADHD is that I often end up being confronted […]
Rewriting Forgiveness
A rare guest post today, from my friend Alyssa Vine-Hodge. She and I were talking a few weeks ago about how hard it is to forgive people who have hurt you, and how she, as a survivor, had come to terms with forgiveness. Later she sent me this, and I asked her if I could […]
The storm is still there
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I made the decision to go on medication for my depression – depression that was crippling me and threatening my ability to keep it together. This past weekend I was at a wedding, and several of the people there are readers of my blog. So, a natural question […]
80/20 Relationships
I had a person the other day, hand to God, who got upset at me because I don’t “like” enough of their Facebook posts, even though they “like” all of mine. There is a theory that in any given situation, 80% of the outcomes come from 20% of the inputs. It has been called the […]