Tag: mindfulness

  • A Moment of Gratitude

    TLDR Version: Be thankful for what you’ve got, because others aren’t always so lucky. I thought about making a gorilla or moonweasel pic for this post, but upon further thought, I decided to try playing it straight for once. This morning I submitted my formal resignation to my current position. In the next few weeks,…

  • The Perils of External Validation

    The Perils of External Validation

    Note: Something I read today brought this old post to mind, so I decided to put it up again. Changed the featured image and made some small edits, but the piece remains unchanged beyond that. Everyone loves to be loved. It’s just a simple fact of life. We humans are social creatures and we need…

  • 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…