How I wish I could write a letter to myself on my 30th birthday and tell him where I am today. He would be completely shellshocked. I could tell him we have been sober for over 500 days and we have an amazing family. This past weekend I was lucky enough to take my family…
“It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not.” -Andre Gide, French Author. I had a very interesting moment the other day that inspired this article. While I was out for dinner with my cousins, the waitress we had was talking about how one of her…
If I find myself complaining about anything, I know I have to do an inventory on my life. Yes, there are things worth complaining about, but they don’t get me anywhere. One of my favourite articles on this site is When Everything Goes Wrong, Practice Gratitude. It’s the article I go back to all the…
“Your questions are false if you already know the answer.” -Jose Saramago, writer, 1998 Nobel Prize winner. I noticed something about the self-help industry that made me pause. Is it necessary?? Does the self-help industry exist to actually help others? It’s a strange juxtaposition ain’t it? Self-help literally means helping yourself. Yet, we seek it…
“I said Judd I don’t know how to play guitar. Without missing a beat he said ‘you’ll figure it out. You’re living your dream, you’ll figure it out.’ …and ever since then, I really do think you’ll figure it out. ” -Jason Segel How many times have you been at your wits end? How many…