Category: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • Ok I’ll admit that I have already failed at being complaint free in the past 24 hours. I have had to start over countless times. I made the unfortunate decision to embark on this adventure the week I did my taxes. So…. yeah. I am not going to beat myself up. This is all part…

  • Several friends from my meditation group have been talking about this book, “A Complaint Free World” for several months. The idea in the book is to wear a bracelet and every time you complain you switch the bracelet from one wrist to the other. The goal is to go 21 days without switching the bracelet.…

  • Several weeks ago someone on Facebook quoted someone on Twitter. The thought was something like, “Checking Facebook has become the equivalent of opening the refrigerator and staring into the void.” or something like that. I might have added to that thought. Have you ever done this? Opened the refrigerator and stared into it trying to…

  • six years ago I was hit by a car.

    That was a weird experience. As the years go by my fear from that experience lessens. I have almost kind of forgotten about it. The memory of it feels like a fuzzy dream. I wrote a blog post about the experience later on that day.  I wasn’t injured at all. I was very very lucky,…

  • The “I hate Carol” club.

    I wrote this post on November 19th, 2009. Today I was reminded of this childhood experience and thought I’d repost.   When I was in 3rd grade, one afternoon on the playground, the girls in my class formed the, “I hate Carol club.” I’m not sure why. Carol was a friend of ours. We all…