The Mental Health crisis is real. First, I define mental health as the ability to solve problems. A healthy mind can solve problems. Second, a crisis is a "time of acute danger or difficulty." Additionally, to solve the crisis involves a decision. Doing nothing (not voting) is a decision. Does that solve the problem of … Continue reading The Mental Health Crisis as seen through Election 2024
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Traumatized: We Don’t Stop
Trauma is "stress without resolve." So says Teal Swan, and I agree. Swan also says that unresolved trauma manifests as problems with one's physical, mental, and emotional health. Again, I agree. Furthermore she says that trauma "lies at the root of the vast majority of physical illnesses." I concur. That has been the case in … Continue reading Traumatized: We Don’t Stop
Smile
Smile. "When you smile the whole world smiles with you." Ha! Sometimes. A smile is contagious. As is laughter. It's how we're wired. Try it. The question is: What about faking it? Here is a favorite jingle of my father: It is easy enough to be pleasant When life rolls along like a song, But … Continue reading Smile
Toppling Over: a poem
I've begun to restructure this blog. Under the title GREAT DEBATE is now a menu with links to the major categories I write about. [(Ha, ha, or lol? Psych-girl, two sessions ago, pointed out to me that I have "a tendency to categorize everything.") She's right. She usually is.] So far I've listed two. There … Continue reading Toppling Over: a poem
In Conversation
There are many types of conservations. I have my preferred ones; but they all have meaning. Value? That depends. Let's get into it. Types: Intimate, or between two people only Public, with an audience, known and unknown Private, within a small group or with one's self Situations and Styles: In a therapy session In a … Continue reading In Conversation
Happy Hour Friday
Happy Hour Friday is a thing I've been doing ever since the COVID pandemic, or Friday the 6th of March, 2020. Today will be #197. We've only missed seven dates in the four years. It's part of my therapy - my treatment plan. 🙂 Happy Hour Friday falls under "taking care of yourself." Which Psych-girl … Continue reading Happy Hour Friday
Laps with Lemon: a review
Laps with Lemon (2023) is a one-day read (93 pages) about love. It was written in real time during the summer of 2023. I cannot recommend it enough. Let's get into it. To love. To love and be loved is to eventually experience loss, pain, and grief. Overwhelming at times. Unpredictable, too. Just when will the … Continue reading Laps with Lemon: a review
It’s Way Worse Than You Think
It's way worse than you think was inspired by several recent posts on X and other platforms. Foremost of which was: What the hell is causing the current mental health crisis? Furthermore was: What the hell is causing the loneliness epidemic? Additionally: Has the sexual revolution failed? Last, and maybe the key is: Is this the … Continue reading It’s Way Worse Than You Think
Anger and the Road to Hell
is a chapter in my book Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate. I am now in the process of republishing it. Because it is especially relevant now, even more so than when I wrote it. Moreover, "things" have gotten worse. Why? is a great question. The book takes a shot at answering that. Election 2016 … Continue reading Anger and the Road to Hell
My Neighborhood: Update
I thought I'd update my previous post about my neighborhood because things have changed. Areas of change are: the Area; the people; and the crime. Let's get into it. The Area is that which is changing the most. Specifically the open space behind me, and the property south east, where ballfields are being built. The … Continue reading My Neighborhood: Update