#unstuckdad
About a year ago, it began to occur to me that our mind loves to distort the way we remember things. When we look at our past, we tend to distort and embellish certain memories, no matter how dull, making them seem attractive and often far more appealing than our present condition, and making us long for the magic of yesterday. Continue reading “Time Travel Makes You More Mindful”
Being paranoid means that a person irrationally believes that the world is against them. Sounds crazy perhaps, but isn’t that what we often believe when we fail to take important action in our lives? Continue reading “Are You The Right Kind Of Paranoid?”
My tennis instructor once asked me, “Who is your first opponent on the court?” I thought for a moment and responded, unsure of myself, “The net? The ball? My cousin?” (who was standing across the court)
“You!” he responded, “You are your first opponent on the court”.
I was 12 at the time, and this was a great insight. But it turns out that my coach was only partly right. You are your first opponent, on and off the court. Continue reading “Why You’re Stuck In Your Comfort Zone (And How To Break Free)”
You know how some people always find great parking? We can almost say they are blessed with “good parking karma”. Either you are one of those people, or you hate them.
For as long as I can remember, I have considered myself to have bad parking karma. I just cannot seem to find a good parking spot when I need one. This was confirmed yet again when I recently began driving my daughter Emma to ballet class on one of the busiest streets in town. Continue reading “This is why you’re going around in circles. Literally.”
