“STOP TRYING TO PROVE YOUR WORTH TO THOSE UNWORTHY OF YOUR PROOF” R. Ray Adulthood is filled with numerous and necessary examples that require us having to prove ourselves to others. College applications are the first major example soon followed by resumes and eventually your first real jobs. We are constantly prodded and challenged to […]
I figured yesterday’s piece would illicit some response, if for no other reason then the politically incorrect title (“Men are Dumb, Women are Crazy”). I was not incorrect. Within a few hours after its posting, I received a call from a friend. She was calling to share that she was presently taking time off and […]
Many of us are familiar with the expression “Real recognizes Real.” The familiar need no explanation, those unfamiliar may have the colloquialism explained as people of upstanding quality and character having the ability to see those straits in others even when unexplained. Real does recognize Real, but what is not said is that the converse […]
Why do we always act so shocked and dismayed when people do exactly like they always have? When people say who they are believe them. When they show you who they are believe them. I am not referring to the manipulative words and actions that comes with courting and habitual liars. I am referring to […]
I hope it is human nature. It cannot be just me…I cannot be the only one that consistently tries to put the square pegs into the round holes. Of course I am not being literal, but I am definitely guilty of attempting to make various situations work when it is or should be abundantly […]
Communication is the foundation of every relationship in your life. It does not matter if it is business, family or other personal relationships, if communication is poor the relationship stands little chance of truly flourishing. I am sure most people would agree with me in theory, but if that is the case, why is communication […]
Racists have been emboldened by the rhetoric and divisiveness generated largely from the campaigning from president-elect Trump. You do not believe me, take into consideration that Trump was publically endorsed by David Duke, a former Grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan as well as the Klan itself (its first time ever having its official […]
I am slightly confused by the amount of women that voted for Trump this past election. I have worked long and hard at being the evolved asshole I am today, and if someone were to tell me I could be a devoted misogynistic, P**** grabbing chauvinist and still be considered “presidential” then I am […]
Life is comprised of many things. Our systems are in perpetual overload. Work, responsibilities, bills, kids, family, personal relationships, US election results, are just a sampling of the daily buffet of options that not only permeate the headlines of our own existence, but overwhelm the senses. There is little more difficult in life than striking […]
I must confess to the surprise of the mix of emotions that I felt upon realizing that Trump was actually winning the presidential election. I am often criticized for my lack of emotions, except related to children and animals. Yet, here I was, like so many, stunned and momentarily disheartened by an outcome that I […]
