One valuable lesson I learned in therapy was reframing. It's the ability to take a situation and look at it from a different perspective. I've always been skilled at that, as my brain defaults to looking at situations from multiple angles. I just didn't have a name for it. It fits in well with my main storyline, which is that we all get to...
I go to a lot of places where artists show their work. Not so much official art galleries, but smaller marketplaces and shows. Festivals and public displays where artists rent small booths and try to sell their paintings or jewelry or other hand made work. I enjoy these events and like the idea that I often get to talk directly to the artist...
I didn't get to see Guardians of the Galaxy when it came out in the theatres . as in most circumstances, I just missed out. I didn't invite anybody, or join any others events. I'm too old to stay up for the late shows and to grumpy, or to wait in line for hours anymore. I do enjoy movies, and some ill still pay to see opening night. Star Wars...
I didn't get to see Guardians of the Galaxy when it came out in the theatres As is often the case these days, I just missed out. I didn't invite anybody, or join any others events. I was out of sync with the crowd. I'm too old to stay up for the late shows and to grumpy, or to wait in line for hours anymore. I do enjoy movies, and there are...
The other day on Facebook, I was reading a thread on the news feed of one of my American friends from youth. We've known each other since our teens, but I've never been super close. He posts a fair number of political messages, and I am never whether he is posting in full seriousness, or in jest. I don't know many people in my life who are far on...
As is often the case, I read something, and it inspirers a thought stream in another direction. This morning, I was linked on Facebook to the following article, in reference to a discussion they'd been having online about sharing your life experiences with depression or medication online....
CULTS ARE WHAT CHURCHES CALL NEW CHURCHESIT'S PART OF THE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNIn the old days, there was one Church, and all was good.And when I say one, I mean, only one any single person knew about.The fat started getting hit when we started to travel, and found a people who somehow had grown up with a different answer to the eternal questions of...