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EMOTIONAL CALLOUSES GROW WITH LIVING LIFE?

October 8, 2024 by

Emotional callouses are one way of navigating difficult times. The problems start after difficult times pass. Should you rip the callouses off like an old bandaid, or let it ride? Before you decides, review those hards times so you know the possibility of them returning.

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EMOTIONAL PAIN NOTHING TO IGNORE

July 23, 2022 by

Emotional pain is when you tell your doctor, “It hurts when I do this.” If your doctor says, “Then don’t do that,” is it time to find a new doctor? Or, is it time to get to the roots of the problem. This should not be a mystery.

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BREAKING POINT REACHED. THEN WHAT?

September 24, 2021 by

Everyone has a breaking point, so let’s get past the tough guy act. Even if you have to fish around to find a break, you will find it. Or someone else will find it. You should want to find it sooner than later. A good example of a breaking point is mumps and measles: as […]

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HUMAN CONNECTIONS YOU SHOULD NOT IGNORE

July 19, 2021 by

Human connections are the ties that bind us together. Whether we like it or not, we can’t look away from others like they don’t matter. At the same time, it takes an effort to realize what caring means. Why would anyone care about strangers in a strange land? If you find yourself confused by the […]

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EMOTIONAL RESCUE? BUDDY, IT’S JUST A GUITAR

March 16, 2021 by

An emotional rescue always happens at the same time. Guaranteed. First, we go through some things, then some more things. Just to keep it interesting, we go through even more things. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good, sometimes in between. I’m focusing on ‘sometimes in between.’ Why? As a constantly adjusting guy in a constantly […]

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EMOTIONAL SCOREBOARD, TALLY OF ANSWERS TO BIG QUESTIONS

February 15, 2021 by

Emotional Scoreboard doesn’t explain who wins, who loses, or the odd tie. It says more about effort, determination, and sportsmanship. As Robert DeNiro explained so eloquently in The Deer Hunter, “This is this. Not this, this.” Emotional scoreboard defines the argument of who won what without any details of what the winner won. (51-49, right […]

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PEOPLE PERSON, PEOPLE PEOPLE, AND THE REST OF US

September 20, 2020 by

The self-described people person needs back-up. Call it confirmation. Who calls themselves a people person? Isn’t that what others are supposed to say? “Stan is such a people person,” carries more weight than Stan saying it about himself. “Hello, I’m Stan, and I’m a people person?” What old Stan is saying is hold on tight.

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