Personal Development with Gray Miller
This is a rough time for a lot of people, for a lot of reasons. It’s not supposed to be. It’s supposed to be joy, renewal, connection, family, togetherness, giving…but as the Buddhists say, the measure of our misery lies in the difference between the way we think things are supposed to be and the …
Hi there! This is the second time I’ve come back to this blog after a long hiatus. The first time I shut it down, it was because I felt that there was nothing that I was saying that other people weren’t also saying, and usually better than I did. Then the 2015-2016 U.S. election cycle …
This is going to be an intensely personal post. Three short memories: 1. Sitting on the couch with Natasha, both of us in tears, shaking with anger, hurt, wondering why we were in this place again. We taught workshops on communication and love and conflict resolution, but between us there was a cycle of fights that we …
“Shared pain is lessened. Shared joy is increased. Thus we refute entropy.” – Spider Robinson This is not going to be a very happy “Love” post. I’m following Tim Ferriss’ lead and talking about something that often gets pushed under the rug by…well, everybody. In Tim’s post (which I recommend you read, if only for the …
Happy Holidaze! …or not. For many people, your erstwhile author included, the combination of winter cold and the societal expectations of the holiday season can be pretty depressing, or stressful, or both. “BE MERRY!” come the messages of the media and the world, combining with the usual endless litany of manufactured crises to support the …