Well, so much for emotional mastery. Had my first mood episode since September. It only lasted a few hours but that was a few hours longer than it should have been. Ended up posting some harsh words on Twitter and alienating some of the people who helped me most. In the words of Alan Parsons Project: "There's always one more mountain left to climb ( Read more... )

I feel like Alladin in that moment when he says "For once, things are starting to go my way", completely oblivious of the hands that were descending upon him as he uttered those fateful words ( Read more... )

My mom used to really be into puzzles.  I helped her with a few of them and remember the spike of satisfaction I'd get when I found an important piece and connected other portions of the puzzle together.  The more pieces that came together, the more cohesive the picture ( Read more... )

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A few weeks ago, cloudchaser_s asked why some Atheists tend to mock Christians.  It took me two weeks to come up with an answer in the form of three dozen GIFs harvested from Atheist Overdose, plus my own long-winded observations, spanning five or six LJ comments from the sheer amount of content.  The intent was to illustrate in pictoral form where the ( Read more... )

In my quest for a self-guided education (until I can afford a real one), I come across books that I've heard about in the media that I think might help me in my journey.  With my personal success in the 7 Habits, I have a tendency to seek these kinds of books to better understand the things which I currently do not ( Read more... )

The new job is going pretty good so far.  I wouldn't say I'm working a lot as opposed to waiting a lot.  Waiting is the name of the game in this business: waiting for flights, waiting for clients, waiting for traffic to clear up ( Read more... )

I just scored a major victory in my search for inner peace and principle-centered living.

Without going into details (please don't ask), something happened tonight.  For about 20 minutes, that something seriously bothered me, threatening to send me back into the pit of emotional dysfunction I worked so hard to break free of.  Then, after realizing ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I experienced my most recent emotional meltdown as the result of a three-month long grudge held against a friend who said something hurtful.  Their one comment seemed to open some kind of cosmic floodgate of people acting in a disrespectful and dismissive manner against my deepest-held beliefs and life experiences ( Read more... )