Sonic Boom
..the spirit of KISS is always about celebrating being alive, celebrating life – you want more, you never really get enough.. it’s that state of mind that is KISS. Some people find it corny; the people that find it corny are usually bitter, unsatisfied people. The idea that you celebrate life, that you want more […]
Finally did it
Been feeling low, struggling with depression. Working hard to be hopeful, mindfulness therapy is helping. It’s teaching me to face my thoughts and feelings, to accept things as they are and go with the flow, to move on and not dwell on what I can’t change or control. It’s hard work and needs self-discipline, which […]
Talk to me
I’ve been listening to a lot of KISS music lately.. I liked the band when I was still in primary school, mainly because all my school friends were KISS crazy, and also because it got Auntie Bern into a bit of a fluster. God it’s amazing how the band was slated back then as a […]
Nice lady at the deli counter
Patiently waiting at the busy deli counter for my number to be called, a couple of people before me had given up waiting, and the number after me jumped the queue. There didn’t seem much point in arguing, so I mentally shrugged and hoped to grab the attention of someone else behind the counter to […]
Don’t be nice, be fair
This article, Be Assertive by Dr David Horgan, had some good rationale on assertiveness. The leading principle – ‘don’t be nice all the time, be fair (including to yourself)‘, warns of the anger, resentment and negativity that can build up from being continuously timid and lacking in assertiveness. This is one I know pretty well! Other principles […]
Pulling the chair out
The chairperson mentioned a couple of times today at lunch how he has a size 26 shoe that he keeps putting in his mouth. It brought to mind the run in we had a couple of weeks ago, he hassled me about providing a cashflow report, I gave him a serve. I felt justified in telling him […]