Crying time in my family is . . . complicated. Not one gets called a cry baby, made fun of, or ignored. But there’s a thought that some of us aren’t fans of a good cry. And they’re wrong.
GROWN MEN WITH EMOTIONS IN CHECK
December 27, 2024 by
Grown men are expected to keep their emotions in check. They need to keep calm and carry on. Add grown women in there, too. We have expectations of emotional maturity. I know I do, but there are times. For example:
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.
BE SMART OR BE DEAD, BLUE BLOOD
December 13, 2021 by
“Be smart or be dead,” comes from a cop show I watch with my wife. It could be any cop show watched with any wife as long as Tom Selleck is in it. In a recent episode a retired cop stops some shady punk from robbing a cashier by pulling his gun, aiming it at […]
HEALTH RECONCILIATION FOR THE COMEBACK WIN
November 23, 2021 by
What is health reconciliation but being able to look in the mirror and acknowledge who is looking back? If it sounds easy, then you’ve never been down the dark road of reconciliation, health or otherwise. The important thing is finding peace along the way. You may get better, you may not, but health reconciliation settles […]
RAW EMOTIONS: HELLO AND GOODBYE, AIRPORT VS HOSPITAL
October 29, 2021 by
Raw emotions, unrehearsed moments of reality, happen in two places: The airport and the hospital. That’s where hello and goodbye emotions live that no one plans for. A hospital visit turns into a gut wrenching ordeal. An airport drop-off turns into the saddest day ever. Is there anything to do to prepare for this? No, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GREAT MEMORIES ADVICE: FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT
March 8, 2021 by
Great memories ought to inform current decisions. After all, if you have great memories you cherish, why not add to them? Moving along life’s stages, from one to the next, from being a kid, to teenager, to young adult, to middle age, to senior, fills up a big wagon of memories to pull along. Did […]
