The Chairmaster 2000!
Funny takeoff on the ShamWow commercials – Introducing the Chairmaster 2000!
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When You Fall into Despair and Abandon Yourself
You need pleasure; this is a fact of life. How you get this pleasure is irrelevant when you are just a child; you have to get it anywhere you can. When your home is a war zone, war becomes pleasurable. At some point you have realized the folly of this tactic and have strived and
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Defended
The defense mechanisms with which we operate today were established in childhood. We actually quite needed them as children. A child, with the emotional and psychological development of a child, could not possible withstand some of the pain inherent in being human. The defense is, truly, life-saving. As we “grow up” these defenses become established
Me Versus the Other
Someone looking on would have assumed I was having a lovely time. I was, on one level. Underneath, however, I was seething. A simple comment, one not in line with my experience and belief system, turned this woman into an enemy. I had never met her before. The conversation was light, non-political or religious; she
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Forever Overdue
Some days I feel like a long overdue library book – and the fine is doubling every day. Once again, half way through a chapter, I put myself back on the shelf and go back to work. Long days, barely a weekend, no real rest, never catching a breath. The anxiety builds, but I don’t
Neighbors in Pain
Most of us think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, but we are actually feeling creatures that think. – Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor As I was making a deposit at the bank last week, I struck up a conversation (as is my habit) with the young black man who happened to be the teller
I Want More!
Why are we never satisfied? Why do we always want more? The day to never end. More dessert. Watch one more TV show before going to bed. More love and attention from family and friends. It’s never enough. Moreover, as a child … and carried into adulthood, these cravings are responded to with an attitude
Happiness Requires Flow; Flow Requires Acceptance
If challenging feelings are simply allowed to be felt, instead of resisted, the entire body lightens. Sometimes immediately. The natural energy of every feeling itself is always fluid. It is only our resistance, the locking down against the fear of experiencing our feelings and emotions, that causes blockage. More challenging feelings and emotions, like depression
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We Can Do Hard Things
No one ever told me this growing up. I did, however, have the opportunity to watch my father live a life of challenge without complaint, which taught me that I could do anything. At least physically. My father lost his leg at the age of eighteen. He spent the rest of his life proving that
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