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Category Archives: Health and wellness
How Life Goes On The Way It Does
During the brief time I lived in Japan, I became intimately familiar with karaoke. Outside of Tokyo, English songs were scarce, and dated, but since I was often the only gaijin at any gathering it was my official duty to … Continue reading
Welcome! 10 Tips to Help You Not Feel Like a Lonely Outsider
In ten days, I will be attending, presenting and blue-pencilling at the Creative Ink Festival in Burnaby, BC. (*Update: This year the festival is May 6-8) And while I know that any event created and hosted by Social Ninja Extraordinaire … Continue reading
The Red Rabbit
Your pulse is at Mach 1. You can barely see straight. Your muscles tense. Everything else in the world has disappeared, you are hyper-focused. Any moment now, you will erupt. No, I’m not talking about sex. I’m talking about anger. … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, conflict avoidance, how to manage anger, why is anger so powerful
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Eat the Damn Cookie!
I’m coming out of a slump. It’s been over three months of slump this time around—waking up every day feeling a shade of blue that darkens as the day progresses. The outside world rarely knows I’m slumping because a) I’m … Continue reading
When Did We All Become Children?
Several years ago I watched a fascinating documentary on cat behaviour. One of the theories put forth in the film was that by feeding and sheltering cats from an early age, humans unintentionally keep them at a juvenile stage of … Continue reading
A Farewell to Stoicism
Those of you who know me will have noticed a series of Facebook posts this week concerning my sister Kelly. Among those posts were shameless requests for ehugs and pleasant distractions to lift her spirits. I’m certain at least a … Continue reading
Inkless: Why I’ll Never Get A Tattoo
Not long ago I posted on Facebook asserting that it is my goal to be the last non-tattooed person on the planet. The statement was supposed to be a joke and I think most people got that, except maybe my … Continue reading
Difficult
Lately my thoughts keep drifting back to Difficult People. We all know them, that friend, or co-worker, or family member you love BUT… Yeah. Difficult. Difficult People, DP’s, come in all shapes and sizes, and while the details of their … Continue reading
Here’s Why *I* Go To The Gym
Every now and then I come across something that triggers insta-rage. Today it was this link, exhorting that women go to the gym because they want to have bodies like the ones shown in the photos (and that men go … Continue reading
The Thing I Didn’t Want To Talk About
I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled “real” work because…hell, because I’m so angry and frustrated I could punch a baby sea otter in the mouth. Every time I’ve thought about posting a Coconut Chronicle on this subject I have wimped out, … Continue reading
