Both as a writer and a reader — it’s no contest. How about you? — In case you’re unfamiliar with the term “listicles,” they are defined as articles structured in the form of a list typically having some additional content relating to each item. Listicles typically have numbers in their title, such as Five Signs of a Highly Intelligent Person written by Sean Kernan. There…

For decades, I bottled them up — these days they’re free-flowing liquid gold to my soul — Take a few seconds to examine the above image. What do you see? And how do you interpret it? Regarding the first question, you’re probably thinking, “Isn’t it obvious — I see a tear dripping from someone’s eyelid and an image of two people kissing in an eyeball.” Yep, I…

Because you’ll pay a big price for it as will others, even if they have no conscious awareness of it — That’s my first thing in the morning insight. I’m sick and tired of being afraid of being me. All because I have this warped perception that I need to be perfect. That I need everyone to be happy with me. That god forbid I offend somebody. That god forbid I…

Independent of anything external to you — It’s 7:06 AM. I have about 20 minutes to write this article, as in a few minutes, Uber will be picking me up to take my wife and I to the ferry, on our way to visit family in Boston. So why did I choose the picture of the little…

Navigating the delicate question of whether passing gas in front of your spouse is acceptable — I recently started exploring the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool. The below questions I asked of it are indicative of my pre-adolescence sense of humor. The answers indicate how seriously ChatGPT took my ridiculous inquiries. All the responses are direct quotes from ChatGPT. I fart a lot in front of my…

I admit it — I’m my own worst enemy — I’m f*cking myself over — plain and simple. Nobody else has a hammer in their hand, pounding the stress into my brain. I take full responsibility. Not that I’m looking to beat myself up for stressing myself out. I’m simply acknowledging the truth. One might think it takes a whole…

Here’s my game plan for cutting down on it — I’ve had it with my hypervigilance. It’s exhausting and stressful. I’m sick and tired of constantly being on guard duty, assessing how much danger is lurking out there when the reality is there’s none. My fears are nothing but figments of my overactive imagination. …

Sometimes even before going to the potty — how embarrassing to admit, but at least I’m honest — This morning was a case in point. Heck, every morning is a case in point. If nothing else, I pride myself on my consistency. Seriously, what the f*ck is wrong with me? Are my MPP earnings really that important that I risk peeing on myself on any given morning or…

Here is what works for me — perhaps you want to give it a try — I do inner child work by accessing my higher power (HP). My HP speaks to me via a voice in my head that I think of as that of my loving inner parent. The inner child that is present within 70-year-old me suffers a lot. It’s all unnecessary. The suffering…