Living life as it comes
Today, we’re going to talk about Stargirl. The book, the movie, and how her story changed my life.
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Continue reading “Stargirl: The book, the movie, and my obsession”
You know, I’m not a really loud and wild person. Back when I was younger, my life dream was to be able to live a quiet life at home with a partner I really loved. Cooking and cleaning, watching movies together, sometimes venturing out for the odd art museum or two. And in fact, I got that dream. But after having lived it for a few years, I’ve realized that my idea for this kind of life wasn’t a complete picture. Let me explain.
Continue reading “Letting life in”
Welcome back to our series for young people! This post is the third part to the series, where we’ll discuss a few of the basics of housekeeping. Previously, we’ve talked about philosophy and personal finance, which you can find here and here, respectively. And without further ado, let’s get to it!
Continue reading “How to maintain a home (Advice for young people, pt 3)”There are all sorts of things that people wish they would’ve been told before they went out on their own. Here’s a few, about money and money management.
Continue reading “Money things to know before moving out (Advice for young people, pt 2)”
I don’t know how many times in my life I’ve been called weird. And depending on the context, I’ve taken it very differently. So I thought we’d discuss it and share perspective. Because sometimes, one simple word can cause lots of confusion.
Continue reading “Is “weird” an insult or a compliment?”
It seems very difficult for me to get past the Thanksgiving holiday without writing something about it on this site, doesn’t it? And the funny part about this is that I didn’t really understand what was the meaning behind “thanks-giving” until just this year.
Continue reading “I learned how to be thankful!”
A while back, I wrote about a post entitled “I’m embarrassed about my past (dealing with shame and guilt)”. And if you haven’t read that one, or don’t remember it, I suggest you check it out because it’s a good one. (You can find it here.) But I wanted to pick up from there today, because after that, you may still be wondering, “Okay, but why is it I feel so ashamed?” And that is a really good point.
Continue reading “Why are we ashamed? (And shame vs. guilt)”
I’ve had lots of conversations about personality over the years, especially ones where personality itself wasn’t being discussed specifically, but rather used as a jumping off point to understand a person or situation or what have you. And it wasn’t until recently that I had sort of an epiphany, from yet another conversation, this one being incredibly short. In fact, I’d almost rather class it as an off-handed comment than a conversation, yet it struck me anyway.
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Continue reading “Is personality fixed? (Or even real?)”
It’s no secret, I’ve talked about therapy a lot on this site. I’ve given you a story of when I was in therapy, a piece on if you should be in therapy, a post on if you should quit therapy, not to mention a smattering of other pieces as well as mentions of therapy in posts where therapy is not the main topic. That’s because it’s been a big part of my getting better, and for those of you who have access and can afford it, I think it could be an important tool for you. (That’s what this is about, after all, expanding our tool belts.) But today, I’m doing something a little different.
Continue reading “After therapy ends: Pt. 1 Therapy should end”
