Heat Weirdlastname I saw this a couple of months ago and saved it. I knew I wanted to share it—or the gist of it—at some point, but I wasn’t sure how. Finally, I just decided to quote it and cite it and let you just read the original. A good portion of my pro-bono work is defending … Read more
First, let me just say that I hate that the word “treat” is used in describing food. We’re not dogs! I prefer healthy/unhealthy or something else less emotionally charged. (Also, this post might push buttons and require a visit to the disclaimer post…) We often talk about treats with regards to food. Some variation in … Read more
Yesterday’s post started with a quote from myself: “I have eaten a lot (for me) of junk food in the last week or two…” This qualification comes off as “better than you” to some people. “A lot for you but not a lot because you’re already so good.” I give it because if I don’t, … Read more
At some point recently, my Facebook memories claimed this quote: “I have eaten a lot (for me) of junk food in the last week or two, and I feel like crap. It is amazing to me that how I feel right now used to be ‘normal.’” If we’ve never been on a path with decent … Read more
I’ve had so many conversations with people that follow this general path: “I was laying on the couch and reading but couldn’t help but think about all the other things I had to do and how I was wasting time.” We can’t “be productive” all the time. In muscle strength building, the time spent strength … Read more
I’ve always been an introvert. I’ve not always know I wasn’t defective. I have never been comfortable around strangers. I have no idea whose house we were at, but they had a piano. I must have been pretty young, because when I was in elementary school, my parents bought a piano and my sister took … Read more
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Who defines “broke”? So much of what has been going on socio-politically here for decades (centuries?) really boils down to this question, I think. People yearning for “the good old days” were, as far as they were concerned, part of a system that was working just fine. Ain’t … Read more
In my elementary band classes, I’ve spent a fair amount of energy this year on a few non-musical topics: grit (a focus of my whole team), self-awareness, and emotional safety. Grit is a topic for another day. Self-awareness is necessary for any of this to be useful. You can’t change a thought or behavior that … Read more
There seem to be three ways of looking at the plight of other people in relation to one’s self. 1: I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did. This person wants to mentor/coach people through it, or try to fix the problem entirely to decrease the number of people who go through the same … Read more
I’m here today to give some confidence to the slow and less enthusiastic among us. I’m a runner. I’m slow. Lately, I’ve been running 12- to 12.5-minute miles. At the fastest I’ve ever been, I ran 5K in 29:20 (or something close to that). Once. (I had only one other 5K under 30 minutes. It … Read more