Tag: work

  • Reflecting on This Past Year …

    Reflecting on This Past Year …

    Kicking yourself out of a depressed state is a challenge for most people, I’m no different. The point is to keep moving, the longer you stay put, whether that be resting in bed, being anti-social, avoiding responsibilities, and beating yourself up, the harder it is to get moving again. So start with simple goals whether…

  • Staying Focused …

    Staying Focused …

    Staying focused has not been easy, this Fall was a change of pace for me, beginning with applying for jobs over summer and finally found placement at “Peace Over Violence,” I was waiting to get stable to apply, and then there is always the new problem of being able to perform, which started when disability…

  • The Search for Inspiration …

    The Search for Inspiration …

    We all want to be inspired and to feel loved, it’s a good feeling. That doesn’t mean that we are all geared up and prepared for those types of feelings in life, I think you have to be in a good place, in order to share a positive feeling with another. If you have ever…

  • Opening Up …

    Opening Up …

    As a general rule, its okay to open up, but not until you get uncomfortable, this you always have to follow your instincts for, what feels right to you, no matter what is said you wont always be in control for how you are interpreted in life. There is always a downside to everything, no…

  • Handling Pressure …

    Handling Pressure …

    Handling pressure is no easy task, I say task, because it seems like when the pressure hits its usually about something you need to do for yourself, or something that someone wants you to do for them. In a working environment, its easy to separate yourself personally from that type of pressure, such as meeting…

  • Thinking & Doing …

    Thinking & Doing …

    Thinking and doing are two completely different concepts. According to “We have a ‘thinking’ system and a ‘doing’ system – and we’re generally only capable of using one at a time.” [1] How many times have you thought to yourself, you’d rather be somewhere else, or be somewhere other than you are in life, Im…

  • Back to Work …

    Back to Work …

    Going back to work is no easy task, here are the steps I took toward getting a new job: Sought treatment for my mental health issues, got new meds. Started going to AA meetings to address addiction issues. Blogged almost everyday keeping track of my thoughts. Started free reading books, and keeping myself updated on…

  • Being from a Different Breed …

    Being from a Different Breed …

    Finding yourself is about broadening your horizons, they always tell you to try new things, meet new people, as you get to know yourself and live a little, you become more or less susceptible to being hurt in the process of finding your way. So even if it takes you a few failed attempts at…

  • Website Goals and Progress …

    Website Goals and Progress …

    If your goal is to get jobs one day, then blogging may not be the investment in your future that you were hoping for, if you cant hold center, in the event of things not going right in life. I think for the most part blogging has been a positive experience, I cant say that…

  • Dont Be Ruled by Your Insecurities …

    Dont Be Ruled by Your Insecurities …

    As someone who is notoriously insecure, a push over, doormat, and subservient to men, its not my nature to think of myself before others, and perhaps that is the one misjudgment of someone who sounds smart, thinking that I view myself to be above anyone, and that’s not confidence either, since I am someone who…