Tag Archives: Pay Attention

Renaissance Man

noun a person with many talents or areas of knowledge. I periodically like to think of myself as a renaissance man because I have a vast array skills acquired by my never ending need to learn new things. However, lately … Continue reading

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Mirror Mirror

This week I heard an interesting notion that the things we find most annoying in other people are things that we need to work on within ourselves. I’m not sure if I entirely subscribe to that belief although I do … Continue reading

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Benny Go Home

So here at the Jersey Shore there is a saying that happens starting around Memorial Day Weekend which lasts throughout the summer: Benny Go Home. You’ll see this on bumper stickers and t-shirts and various store signs. In case you … Continue reading

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Can I Be Honest?

I have a list of topics that I would like to write about but I tend to hold back from doing so? Why? Partly because I get sidetracked and am prone to fits of procrastination but also partly because I’m … Continue reading

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Picky Picky

The other day I was looking out the window at work and saw a squirrel jump up on to a garbage can and find a bit of food. He proceeded to sit there for the next ten minutes happy as … Continue reading

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The Struggles of Adulting

I went to the wake of a friends father this past Friday. My struggle was with what to wear. I haven’t had the needd to dress like an “adult” for about a year and a half at this point. My … Continue reading

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Balance

I haven’t written here in a while – did you miss me? Sometimes you need to take a break and balance things out a bit. I decided to take September off(ish) from work. I was running myself ragged trying to … Continue reading

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Origins of Relaxing

This morning during my meditation my mind drifted off as it does periodically after the instructor said “find a comfortable position” and I got struck with the thought: Who was the first person to lay in the grass with their … Continue reading

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Happy Happy

Do you ever stop and think about what would make you happy for a prolonged period of time? Not the “oh my God this crème brûlée is sooooo good” type of happy that dissipates right after the moment but the … Continue reading

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I Forget

When I started writing again I had all of these ideas that I wanted to get down but I only sit to write once a day so I needed to remember everything else. Historically speaking I have not had the … Continue reading

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