I know, I know. Sounds like all the self-help books out there. Well, sometimes the self-help books have the right idea. Here’s the thing, though. Trusting yourself really means trusting Yourself. Not all the things that your family and your friends have told you, not the things that social media teaches you, not the things…
I love my android not only for the fun apps and the good sound quality I get, but mostly I love it for the GPS. I just got back from a road trip to California where I had to use the back roads to get from Hwy 101 to I-5. I had instructions from friends…
Know that saying ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff.’ Well, yes. In the end, unless you’re a Marvel comic’s super hero or a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist, it’s all small stuff. So don’t sweat it. But do pay attention to it. Because who you are is spelled out in the…
So what do you do once you’ve tried something and it didn’t turn out the way you thought? You have a college degree but there is no job out there for you and you’re back living at home with your parents…your marriage is trashed and he’s gone and now you have a baby to take care…
Even if you know who you are or what you want, doesn’t mean that everything becomes easy and smooth sailing. You still have to figure out who to get where you want to go, you have to figure out how to get the money, how to work with other people, how to deal with issues as they…
So there is very much a difference between a soldier and a warrior. A soldier is someone who, either by draft or by choice, is part of a structured army or fighting force with a leader that sends them to fight for a cause, theoretical or practical. A warrior is someone who is willing to…
This is Memorial Day. With all its odd mixture of Nationalist rhetoric, pro/anti-war sentiment, sadness for he fallen, vague guilt that we should feel/do/be something we aren’t, anger that we are something we never wanted to be, and the need to stop the hurting. No wonder people run away from home this weekend. Being Native American I’m not interested…
Vacations are amazing things. We go somewhere complete different, do different things, have a different schedule, and hopefully come back refreshed and exhilarated or at least more experienced. But what are we coming back to? Vacations are not one way; they are round trip. Like a boomerang you are coming back. So what is the actual purpose of…
What do you do to ‘motivate’ yourself into doing something that would be good for you in the long-term but is difficult and not necessarily enjoyable in the short-term? Do you keep yourself focused on today and pat yourself on the back when you succeed? Do you beat yourself up daily/hourly when you fail to…
I never thought I would say this, but there is cosmic truth in the airline flight safety instructions we are all forced to sit through (try to ignore). Pay close attention when you are told “In the case of a sudden drop in cabin air pressure, first secure your own mask before helping others flying…