I've written about change a lot in the last year. It's kinda one of my fascinations in life. Having spent much of my life feeling stuck in situations that were not entirely of my doing or planning or in my control, punctuated by episodes of immediate and sometimes drastic change (like moving to a new …
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What Do You Work For?
Many of us work in jobs that are, at least remotely related to a field that we enjoy. Maybe you went to college in a scientific field or to be an engineer. You started out in that field and were successful and competent enough that you were promoted to management. You may not LOVE your …
As the Pandemic Wanes…
We have been through a lot. Some of us have lost family members and friends to Covid. Some have lost family members and friends to other causes. We have lost jobs, careers, ways of life, routines, traditions, feelings of trust and safely, feelings that things are OK. Every single person will be forever changed by …
The Best Advice I Ever Heard
There are definitely times I have struggled over the last year to keep writing. I am consistently plagued by voices in my head saying that I'm not contributing to society as I said I wanted to, or that there are so many people already writing more eloquently about autism, or simply that blogging is so …
Shorts #2 – Theories of Change
Change is hard, but always doings things the same way means you haven't learned a way to do it better. Fear of change in your own life can not only diminish your quality of life over time, but also contribute to wider stagnation in your family, community and society. Resistance to change is ultimately about …
Screw Mindfulness
Mindfulness = the program through which the established societal consensus convinces laypeople that the discomfort they are feeling is internally caused, and can be solved by focusing more on internal resolve than fighting for real righteous change that threatens the power structure. Mindfulness is all the rage these days, can't stop hearing about it. Everyone …
The Web of Humanity
Here it is, 2am again, and my mind is racing. I got a text from a friend last night which led to an hour long "catching up" conversation. I think I pretty much dominated the talk time; fortunately for me, this friend is a great listener who I trust would tell me to STFU if …
How to amplify your own happiness, even in dark times
People seem to believe that true happiness is something you have to seek out and find or that someone else has to give to you as a gift. But those theories are not true. Happiness can only be cultivated, farmed, created, if you will, on one's own, internally. However, it is fleeting and must be …
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Trust
Trust is to human society as water is to life. It is the necessary precursor to every relationship, no matter how minor or fleeting. Trust is something you cannot have or build by yourself; it requires another being to build with, and it requires time. There are no surefire shortcuts to build trust. On the …
2AM
2am is not a normal time to be awake, and yet I am more often than not. I don't work the graveyard shift or anything... Typical day job for this lady. And yet. And still. Some nights I just don't feel tired and I end up working or writing or reading, completely losing track of …
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