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We were talking the other day about the weight of our emotions. I was telling two friends about my ideas of something I call our self-destructive response disorder. Some could say this is a model of self-harm. Some could say this is what happens with alcohol or...
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It’s time to put things in a simple construct. I am not one for the wordiness of programs that teach about wellbeing, nor do I understand the often unappealing hokiness of certain methods. However, I am only a person who understands what works for me, And this does...
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I don’t know what age this started. Safe to say that I’ve always been me. Safe to say that I’ve always identified with some kind of concern. Perhaps not everything was always so tragic but nevertheless; for as long as I can remember, I have always connected my...
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So, you say that you have anxiety disorder. Is that right?Me too . . .Ever freak out? Ever come to the point where the walls are closing in and nothing works? Nothing stops. Yell if you want, but nothing helps. You can’t calm down. You can’t rest. And you can’t get...
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In order to find clarity, we have to create clarity, which means this part will take some house keeping. This part will require honesty and personal inventory. Afterwards, this will come down to an honest assessment of the company we keep. This will cause us to...
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There is a word I remember hearing when I was a boy. The word was long and strange but nevertheless, the word is real. Are you ready for it?Back as a kid, The Old Man used to tell me that I lacked a sense of sticktoitiveness and I remember thinking, “Is that even a...
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I will be going back and forth from the adult mind and the child’s mind on this one. . .I have seen different places in this world. I have seen the faces of children when their eyes are open wide and completely amazed. There is something to this. There is something...
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I know I’m not alone when I relate to having a case of monkey brain. I know I’m not alone when I say that my thoughts can be all over the place. I can think myself into a million different directions. Whether in the past or the future, I know what it’s like to not be...
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I find myself back at another starting point. Today is the second day of the new year, which means we are back around the sun again and the world itself is physically back where it was at this time last year. Once more, we have accomplished another full revolution...
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I will post this as my last entry for this particular journal. I am not sure where the winds will take me. I don’t know who will come with me or go the other way. But then again, none of this is within my control. All I have is this. All I have are my thoughts, which...
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