by kimmel1972 | Apr 21, 2021 | Ben's Blog
This is somewhat a bit of an abstract theme. What I mean to say is this is only an exercise and so from here on, I will write in a stream of consciousness. There will be no rules. No form. And more importantly, no excuses or explanations. No, this is from me. This...
by kimmel1972 | Apr 20, 2021 | Ben's Blog
There is one lesson that I’ve learned which has been helpful to me. And this lesson comes after years of living with my own losses. This comes after me finding a sense of recovery, which has been ongoing after the loss of my Father and then certainly after the loss of...
by kimmel1972 | Apr 19, 2021 | Ben's Blog
I try not to entertain the old thoughts. I don’t give them much room nor do I welcome the old dreams, but yet, they still come. I have them. The drug dreams, which haunt me sometimes. This is why I never tell war stories. This is why I never glorify the old life...
by kimmel1972 | Apr 18, 2021 | Ben's Blog
Negativity is the enemy of creativity . . .Ever hear this before? I have. I’ve probably heard this more times than I could imagine. But yet, sometimes we hear things and other times, we hear the meaning.I heard this comment yesterday as if I had never heard this...
by kimmel1972 | Apr 17, 2021 | Ben's Blog
Be advised that yes, not everyone plays a fair game. Not everyone shares or is willing to take turns. In fact, there are people that look to take more than just their share. There is a “Me first” mentality in this world, and for the record, I see no reason to deny...
by kimmel1972 | Apr 16, 2021 | Ben's Blog
There is a true phenomenon that takes place when we live in the conversations in our mind. First, we take on the energy of these conversations. Next, we take on the emotion of these conversations, and finally, we become these conversations. This can go in either one...
