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Category Archives: Personal
Taking Offense
I’ve never been offended in my life so I’m always amused when I meet smart successful people who take offense at the noting of obvious truths. If I say, “Wow, blacks run really fast!”, people I’ve known will get angry … Continue reading
Am I Willing To Align My Will With God’s Will?
This has always been the hardest part of religion and 12-Step work for me. I want to do my own thing but only when that keeps resulting in disaster for me do I reluctantly turn back to God and then … Continue reading
Who’s More Likely To Take Responsibility? Men or Women?
For thousands of years, almost every female was some man’s property (the usual cycle was to go from being the property of her father to the property of her husband). As a man’s property, she did not have to take … Continue reading
I Still Call Australia Home
I was working an office job and playing this collection of Australian folk songs over and over until I had tears in my eyes. The Peter Allen song, “I Still Call Australia Home,” killed me, particularly this stanza: Someday we’ll … Continue reading
Do You Ever Want To Hurt The One You Love?
A new girlfriend got upset for days after I said I wanted to hurt her a little bit (with her full consent and knowledge). “Why would you want to hurt me?” she said days later with tears in her eyes. … Continue reading
Symptoms Of Underearning
Here is how they have manifested in my life: 1. Time Indifference – We put off what must be done and do not use our time to support our own vision and further our own goals. L: Over the past … Continue reading
A History Of My Underearning
When my computer died and I had to ship it away for three weeks, I went to my first 12-step meeting for debtors in May of 2015 and then I hit my first meeting for underearners on July 12, 2015. … Continue reading
The Single Life
When I ran ads on Craigslist years ago I had to run about 7 ads to get one response, and even then it usually was spam. On Tinder I got a few responses, and it went nowhere. Of course hookers … Continue reading
Underearning Thinking – Hoping Others Will Take Care Of You
It is good to read the 12 Symptoms of Underearning, not so much to understand the disease, but to learn to spot it in your own life. 1. Time Indifference – We put off what must be done and do … Continue reading
My Back Went Out Yesterday
So my back got all twisted in knots over Tuesday night, it got worse Wednesday, around 8 am I collapsed to the floor, had to be helped to my car. I’ve always relied upon the kindness of strangers. So the … Continue reading