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Waiting for the Big Answers

August 24, 2022

My 7-year-old daughter asked me the other day, “You know how I want to be a teenager?” After a pause for me to nod my head she asked, “Do teenagers want to be kids?” I explained that teenagers want to be adults. This is just the latest of her big questions: Where will I go … More Waiting for the Big Answers

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A New Year’s Resolution You Might Actually Keep

December 31, 2021

“Trying is the first step to failure.” – HOMER SIMPSON I don’t care much for New Year’s Resolutions. The idea of sitting down to make a list of things I must or must not do. Frankly it makes me want to jam a pen in my eye. (Which would, incidentally, be less painful than watching … More A New Year’s Resolution You Might Actually Keep

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The Only Thing The World Needs From You

March 26, 2021

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – HOWARD THURMAN (SOURCE: THE LIVING WISDOM OF HOWARD THURMAN: A VISIONARY FOR OUR TIME) I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, ‘what do you mean the ONLY THING the world … More The Only Thing The World Needs From You

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For-get/give – lapse in memory or judgment?

June 12, 2019

Something I’ve always wondered is why people go back to their ex’s. If it didn’t work out the first time then why should it the next? Is it an act of desperation or merely selective amnesia? If you or they weren’t good enough the first time around, what makes one think they’re good enough now? … More For-get/give – lapse in memory or judgment?

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Triggers are Everywhere

April 27, 2019

Did it ever happen to you to go peacefully through your day and them someone said some dumb sh*t that means something to you and that blew off your “peaceful day”? I’m sure it did, but how often does that happen? And why does it happen in the first place? It’s mainly because of our … More Triggers are Everywhere

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The Impact of Having Expectations – Reblog

March 25, 2019

   We are very sensible especially about the things that matters for us. Because of this, we can be easily influenced. But guess what? The biggest influence comes from within, to be more precise, from our expectations. I approached this topic a year ago, but I still find it fresh and with a huge importance … More The Impact of Having Expectations – Reblog

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Questions about growing up and society

February 6, 2019

Hello Pointless Overthinkers. It’s me, Kalliope! Did you miss me? Hmm, don’t answer that, I’d rather you save your answers for the following morsels of munchable musings… you know they’re a real treat, coming from the chief muse herself. LOL I want to you to define ‘growing up.’ Is it just submitting your inner self … More Questions about growing up and society

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Get Honest With Yourself – Video

October 2, 2018

   One of the most important parts of the self development process is not to lie to ourselves which is easier to be said than done because of many aspects involved (aspects like the level of self esteem, the level of self confidence, the threshold for pain, the expectations and so on). If we get … More Get Honest With Yourself – Video

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The Impact of Having Expectations

March 16, 2018

   Wondering about how and why our feelings are changed, I bumped into another potential reason. Expectations are the ones that bring us down when they are not met and they also bring a little joy into our lives when everything happens as we predicted. Is this a good or a bad thing?    Of … More The Impact of Having Expectations

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Starring Carol Todd, Jill Eikenberry, Ella Dershowitz, Melissa Joyner, Jack Canfora, Jeffrey Bean, Laura Gourdine and Michael Satow and directed by Eleanor Handley. A fantastic cast and great production. A must listen. Search New Normal Rep Step 9 wherever you podcast or go to https://tinyurl.com/step-9-NNR

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