You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise — Something a lot of people with a wild past who have settled down love to say is “You can’t be old and wise without being young and dumb.” People love to equate age with wisdom, and because of this, youth gets associated with foolishness. This may be a surprise to…

Why We Struggle to Finish Projects And How to Address This — While juggling my many unfinished writing projects, I came up with another topic: Why We Don’t Finish What We Start. Inspiration sometimes just comes to writers, like that. I created a writing entry in my folder, shared that I was considering this topic on my personal social media, and mentally…

While younger adults have grown up in a world where participation trophies always existed, along with the public opposition being just as common, adults in my age range came of age as those little trinkets were still being introduced into the general public. I started studying Tae Kwon Do (TKD)…

He was the guy anyone could turn to at any time. He had a terminal disease; the need to please. His shoulders were soaked from the tears of mankind. He was paid in praise; It charged him for days. At the drop of a hat, he was gone to console. While I sat alone; Crying at home. He…

My heart’s been robbed by Jezebel, My back’s felt the sting of Brutus. My beauty tips were given to Delilah, and My secrets shared with Judas. No big deal. That’s not gonna stop me. I’ve tumbled down some steep hills, I’ve come fact-to-face with gravel. The wind and sun have burned my…

As Though You Don’t Love It, Too — Everybody likes hearing they’re right or that they’ve done a good job. Don’t act like you’re an exception. External validation gets a bad reputation. Ideally, we wouldn’t need it. Like it, or not, we are a primitive species that requires socialization and acceptance. Hunger and thirst are automatic. They cause…

How To Cope with Being the Smart One — It is no secret that intelligence and depression walk hand-in-hand. People who have never had to count ceiling tiles while waiting on others to catch up with reading are surprised to learn this. It’s one thing to be a gifted child born to accomplished parents in a major city with…

And how to break them. — Communication is a two-way issue. Effective communication requires participation on both sides. We often see how easy it is for issues to keep others from communicating with us, but we struggle with knowing when the communication issues are on our end. Fortunately, a lot of what trips everyone up happens…

This Year = 41 — As a child, having a birthday on Veteran’s Day was awesome. School was closed for the day and the town threw you a parade! Right out of high school, I joined the Navy. My 19th birthday was in boot camp, so I didn’t let anyone know. My 20th coincided with…