Why Your Mind is Like a Wheelbarrow
Most of my life I spent working manual labor jobs. Construction, landscaping, stocking shelves at Wally’s Supermarket. I loved coming home exhausted. It was rewarding. …
Mental Health
How I deal with a lifelong journey of anxiety and depression.
Yes, I Take Medicine for Mental Health
I used to watch those pharmaceutical commercials for depression and anxiety and my eyes would well up with tears because I related so much. I’d almost involuntarily raise my hand. …
Helpful Tool My Therapist Taught Me
This morning I spilled coffee all over myself in the car. Ahh, you always do that! You’re so stupid. I said to myself. It was only 7:50am and I was already feeling a bit angry. …
One Sentence I Write Down Everyday
It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle of just surviving. Somedays the to-do list is out of control and I feel like that ball inside a pinball machine. Just bouncing from one place to the next without any clear direction or control. By the end of the day I’m exhausted, but I can’t tell you if I’ve done anything that really mattered. …
How My Taco Bell Coworker Helped Me Deal with Stress
Jim was my coworker. He and I worked together at Taco Bell.
I was in high school. He was probably in his early 40s, a single dad of three kids. Serving late night burritos was just one of many jobs he had. …
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