The Extraordinarily Ordinary » stress

Future perfect

jtal — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:44:48 +0000

I’m'a take a break from the France documentation and muse for a minute… about the future… and worry… and brownies.

I have somehow found in me a blind confidence in my future self. I’d like to think it’s because I’ve proven that whatever happens, I can persevere, but it’s more likely that I’ve found that [...]

So good bad, so bad good

jtal — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:18:46 +0000

Have you ever gotten good news that really just made you feel worse than before you heard it?

I’ll give you an example. Two years ago, when I was fresh out of college and fresh out of job prospects, I was asked to come back for a second interview at a “marketing” company up in [...]

What’s the ZIP code out in the ether?

jtal — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:47:16 +0000

This whole concept of “energy” seems to have been following me around for awhile.

1) First I heard it from Dog Whisperer Ceasar Milan… suuure, I just change my energy by thinking calmly and assertively and dogs will behave and follow me around and clean up their own poop. I mean, how can you trust [...]