I'm calling Bullshit on the whole "My Truth" thing. Beginning with my own "my Truth". Over the past 3-4 years, through all the therapy, all the counseling, all the recovery, all the doctors and assessments and diagnosis, all the darkness, all the void...I recall a lot of people talking to me about "my truth". About learning to speak my truth...to know it, see it, understand it, articulate it, defend it, and damn near deify it. Bladdidy blah blah... Here's the thing: I don't v

"Bought a ticket for a runaway train, like a madman laughing at the rain... A little out of touch...a little insane...just easier than dealing with the pain." -from Runaway Train, by Soul Asylum Here's a few facts: approximately 5–12% of all hospital emergency department visits are related to mental health conditions, and 20-30% of these persons require hospitalization and extended intervention. I am a statistic. Between late summer and early fall of 2024, I experienced a se

"So come out of your cave walking on your hands, and see the world hanging upside down. You can understand dependence when you know the Maker's mind." --- The Cave, by Mumford & Sons I have always enjoyed sociology. But for people's daily bullshit, I would've made a good sociologist. Where psychology is "nature", sociology is "nurture". Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist who redefined how the modern era views power, social hierarchy, and the "invisible" ways in which so

I live in an RV with my dog Cooper. It's an experience, if you've never done it: living in an RV with an animal. I've never been so intimately familiar with the smacky-sucky-sounds, the yeasty-musky-smells, and Twister-esque yoga positions of dog grooming that all pretzelize the animal until it's nose and tongue-tip are at least 4 inches inside it's own anus. Let's say it will test your patience. And that's the point. It "tests your patience". In other words, it tests the ext

We really do complicate things, Kids. Simplicity is sometimes difficult to find. With a rare moment of mental clarity, please allow me to make it all very simple for you: You will only ever make one choice in life. True story. There is really just one choice. So I guess that is good news. Maybe tell us what the choice is? Of course… In this moment, do I loop or do I ascend? No matter how small or tiny and no matter how significant or extraordinary, all decisions reduce down

It all starts with “intent”. It, meaning “life”, isn’t about “want”. It’s about “intent.” We don’t get where we want to be by “wanting”. We get where we want to be by “intending”. As in, “for today, what are my intentions?”. We have intentions for today, tomorrow, next week, year, decade, each phase of life, each moment of the day, each second of the moment. The difference between wanting and intending is key, Son and Daughter. Wants focus inward on the urges of transient lu

Aristotle once said that “To become virtuous, one must first act as if they are virtuous.” This root of the “fake it till you make it” mentality is probably the earliest validation of this idea. The basic idea is that practice makes perfect. Do it until it comes natural. Repeat it until it’s real. This idea is fundamental to the human experience. While it may have merit, it’s important to note that: Fake happiness is not happiness. Fake compassion isn’t compassion. Fake pe

In Greek Mythology, Narcissus was a handsome youth who rejected Echo, the Nymph. As punishment, he was made to fall in love with his own reflection. He stared at himself in a pond until he died. Guys, mental health is important. Vital, even. But it isn’t an end unto itself. We are not meant to isolate and insulate and protect ourselves to the point of never feeling the impact of social interaction. Even the negative impacts. There is wisdom and responsibility in how we prote

How do we change our frequency? In a word or two: Intent and Choice. Set your intention and make choices that align with those intentions. Every choice- even the tiny, minute ones. Even the subconscious and unconscious ones. It all matters. Each seemingly insignificant choice either brings you closer to your intentions or carries you further from them. You set your intentions already, all the time: on a goal, on a god, on portraying a fashion trend, on achieving relationship

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” - Nicola Tesla The universe vibrates. All of it. Everything in it. Everything that exists. On an atomic level, atoms–photons, neutrons, and electrons–move. Constantly. This movement builds friction that creates thermal energy that is expressed as vibration. We know this vibration as sound. As the pitch of the sound changes up or down, this is a sign of a different frequency