by kimmel1972 | Jul 8, 2021 | Ben's Blog
Over the years, I have spent hours on long conversations with people in confusion, drunk, dazed, or halfway through a nod that left them almost dead. In some cases, death was inevitable. In other cases, changes occurred. I have listened to people talk at great lengths...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 7, 2021 | Ben's Blog
It is true that if you love what you do for a living then you will never have to go to work another day of your life. It is also true that you can always love what you do. But, be advised; this doesn’t always mean someone will pay you. Just because you love to do...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 6, 2021 | Ben's Blog
When you’re lost, you want to find something familiar. You want to be found or at least feel safe. I have an interest in the way the mind works. I’m interested in the way people sell things to me and how billion-dollar companies tap into the mind of their consumers. I...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 5, 2021 | Ben's Blog
You were small once. (Remember?) I can recall the look in your eyes. I can remember the glare on your face while twirling a little sparkler and the amazement was wild. You were little. You were young as ever and the world was so new. Everything was so big and...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 4, 2021 | Ben's Blog
There is something I understand which I understand well. I understand the terms of loneliness. I understand the feelings of being lost or empty or worse; I understand the feeling of being absolutely nothing at all. I say this openly and without shame or regrets. I...
by kimmel1972 | Jul 3, 2021 | Ben's Blog
I admit it . . .I don’t know much about what it’s like to live with a different culture. I’ve never grown up in anyone else’s home nor do I understand what it feels like to live with anyone else’s thoughts or ideas.There are words I hear in corporate settings, which...