Tag: coping
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Just let me stay down
This is really just me having a ramble, so don’t mind me, and apologies in advance. Recently, I felt quite down and out for a multitude of reasons. One was I physically felt like absolute shit. The mere act of breathing felt like a monumental fucking task. This is why I really do not like…
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When the Stone Crushes You
Apologies in advance for what is mostly going to be a stream of consciousness ramble. Yes, the title and images are a reference to Sisyphus and that pesky stone. Most days as of late, the stone feels pretty light, honestly. Akin to carrying a pebble in your pocket. Barely noticeable. But a couple days ago,…
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Sometimes we forget
While this entry will be included with next week’s No Theme Thursday submissions, after reading it, I was moved to reblog it now. Aasthawrites at Literary Evaluation Blog wrote a very touching and poignant letter to her mom, and it made me take pause for more than a moment to reflect. So oftentimes we get…
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Back to School (One Month In)
So, it’s been a few weeks since I did an update on the whole class thing. For those interested, my previous posts are linked below. First Day Of School! Back to School (One Week Down!) Anyhow, it’s the end of the fourth week of this course and it’s going pretty well. I’ve earned quite a…
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Keep Climbing
While I don’t intend to completely do away with the image-only posts, lately I feel compelled to add at least a few words when I post them. We often hear the phrase “peaks and valleys” when talking about the game of life, and it is a fairly accurate descriptor. There’s no greater feeling than reaching…
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Junk It All (Prompt: 01/16/24)
There are a ton of ways this can be interpreted. Physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. Funny thing is about two months ago, I went on a tear and threw a bunch of stuff out that had been hanging around forever. Finally got sick of it and tossed it. Ironically, about a week before I got fired…
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So, you’ve just lost your job…
People all over the world lose their jobs every day. Whether the victim of a headcount reduction, business closure, poor performance, professional slip up or otherwise, the end result is you are out of work. The first thoughts are usually ones of fear, anger, regret, panic or a mixture of all the above. You may…
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And away we go…
Hello and welcome. First, a (not so) brief introduction. My name is Kevin and until 72 hours ago, I was a people leader within a very large and successful company. In my 13-plus years with this company, I had worked as an associate, machine operator and team lead before becoming a supervisor 4 years ago.…
The Beginning At Last 