by skimhenson | Jun 3, 2016 | choices and decisions, getting your own life, time well spent
“Starve your distractions. Feed your focus.” Unknown Distractions are not all bad. In fact, some are good and necessary. Here’s proof. Definition of distraction: a diversion or recreation. Synonyms: amusement, entertainment, diversion, recreation, leisure pursuit. A...
by skimhenson | Apr 29, 2016 | hope
“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” Joseph Campbell I doubt I’d remember my dog being hit by a car since I was only three except I heard the story dozens of times. I think Mom repeated it to prove her point about...
by skimhenson | Mar 31, 2016 | awareness and action, getting your own life, pain, self-destruction, self-doubt
“The real violence, the violence I realized that is unforgivable, is the violence we do to ourselves when we’re too afraid to be who we really are.” Unknown While a friend and I talked about depression, she asked about my past and said, “What happened that was...
by skimhenson | Mar 25, 2016 | emotions, listening and talking, marriage
“The aim of an argument, or of a discussion, should not be victory, but progress.” Joseph Joubert I’ve seldom let anyone inside one of our arguments. They are too painful even if we say it’s about hair, which this one was. Of course, hair is not what escalates...
by skimhenson | Mar 17, 2016 | envy
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.” Gretchen Rubin I don’t often mess with envy since reading an article about Reverend Ike, a minister...