Life Advice

Don’t talk about politics at work. It’s a seriously bad idea. It’s not worth the work place drama, and you could upset your customers and lose their business.

@a_wesley_g Don't talk about any sensitive topics. Period. Just discuss fun topics or be silent.

^^ being “liked” at work gets you in doors you’d think hard work would. Even if it’s a bit of a performance on your end, it can be worth it

I like to park near the end of the lot. Not only are there always plenty of spaces but I get a few extra steps in. I really dont get why so many people will spend 5-10 minutes circling the lot sometimes just looking for a space in the front. Even at the GYM this happens xD

Something I said to a close friend recently through text: "Even if you repeat yourself, that's often how the healing process often is, very repetitive. Somedays may be better than others, and on the other end, sometimes you may have to repeat to yourself step 1 on how to process something, but even when it feels like you aren't doing something, you ARE. Sometimes your progress doesn't come as quickly as you want it, heck, you may not even see results yet. But this moment is important (yes, even the repetitive stuff) for you because you are taking the broken fragments of your mind/emotions/spirit and learning to put into practice healthier habits or word practices. It's like if you're used to talking yourself down, and I mean that in the sense of verbally abusing or mistreating yourself, and then you go to therapy to actually talk about those internal struggles against yourself. The therapist might advise that for every negative thing, try to find-even if it's just one-something positive to say about yourself or your day...even if you may not necessarily believe it at the time. The therapist gives you the advice not necessarily to give you a false hope and say that you thinking or speaking more positively will immediately cause those thoughts or unhealthy habits to cease, but it DOES open up a doorway for you to begin to unlearn those unhealthy ways. The therapist isn't giving you the advice to give a permanent solution necessarily, but it's kind of like a prescription to fend off old habits. Those thoughts or issues may still be there, but if you begin to acknowledge the way you feel or think about yourself, current situation or even a people/person in your life, and then apply (in our case as Believers) scriptures, prayer or even just words that give life to your situation rather than death, it can begin to have a more positive impact. It's just that in order to truly recognize these unhealthy things, on top of learning how to deal with it, sometimes you need to go through the nitty gritty of going through a repetitive process of these things to truly know how to best approach it. If that makes sense? Basically what I'm saying ultimately is this: even when you feel like you aren't making progress, it actually is being made, it's just not yet perceived."

A conversation and even a relationship is a lot like two people rowing a boat: if only one side is doing all the work, it'll just keep going in circles.