by ::::kbs | Jan 6, 2011 | Reflections
In the midst of crisis and therapy and angst, I woke up one day and realized that I had nothing to live for. It was different from having a reason to die, though! It was not a suicidal realization, it was me seeing my life without blinders or delusions, and it was...
by ::::kbs | Jan 1, 2011 | Reflections
[foregoing the usual “REC Saturday” post in order to herald in the New Year!] I turned 41 back in August. This is not something I have much of an opinion about as a number as I don’t have a lot of baggage associated with “growing older.” However a loooong time ago, I...
by ::::kbs | Dec 29, 2010 | Reflections
Mistakes haunt us. Regrets torment us. Grief – for any loss – rips at us. We pick at these wounds hoping for miraculous healing. We study them, trying to figure out what went wrong. We relive them in our minds over and over looking for what we could have done...
by ::::kbs | Dec 27, 2010 | Reflections
Sometimes I stay up late – really late. I’m so tired my eyes water but I force myself to stay up, distracting myself with nonsense. It hurts, and I hate it, but it’s a hard habit to break. When I get squirrelly in the evening, I know it’s going to be one of those...
by ::::kbs | Dec 25, 2010 | Recommendations
As stated on the TEDtalk page for this vid, Brene Brown “studies vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame” and this talk is a brilliant overview on the connections between all of those factors. I cannot recommend this vid highly enough. Not only is Dr. Brown...
