Tweet There are three things that influence our perception of everything we do. Two of them internal, one of them is very external. They are: Hopes, Expecectations and Reality. Our Hopes sit at the root of our crushes. It’s these wild dreams and fantasies that make us quirk an eyebrow and wonder “What if…?” when… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Hopes, Expectations and Reality
Category: Lessons Learned
Hump Day Crush: Why should I care what they think?
Tweet After some discussion spurred by last week’s musings on getting outside of yourself, a friend of mine asked “But why should I care what other people think of me?” A valid question. After all, we do want to focus on being ourselves and we do want to do so with as few restrictions as… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Why should I care what they think?
Historical Fiction
Tweet All of our past is viewed through the filter of our present. That filter is imperfect. Memories fade and change in unknown ways. They blend together and are reinterpreted every time we visit them. Through repitition, some bits become more vivid than other–regardless of their accuracy. This is all doubly true when our emotional… Continue reading Historical Fiction
Falling and Missing the Ground
Tweet High school and middle school were tough for me. Or, at least, for the person I was then. Toughened and nearly defeated by four years of mostly total (“No I will not go out with you. Please go away.”) and partial rejection (“Oh the movies, right, uh, sure I’ll go with you, but my… Continue reading Falling and Missing the Ground
The Delusional Years
Tweet Sixth grade introduced me to a completely new kind of Hell. In the five years prior, I had managed to go from being a schoolyard bully to being picked on by one of the people I used to pound around a bit. I’d also started to get wrapped up a bit in my own… Continue reading The Delusional Years
Hump Day Crush: Pretty Women
Tweet Thanks to a recent bunch of postings of pictures from friends old and new, I have once again been reminded that I know–and have always known–a large number of very attractive women. What impesses me even more is that they keep me around. Looking back, I’ve always been surrounded by beautiful, intelligent and downright… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Pretty Women
Hump Day Crush: Full On Ego
Tweet Last week’s piece on Grand Romantic Gestures (GRGs) spurred some interesting discussion in some areas. Pretty much all of it jumped right ahead to the point I was going to make this week. Here’s the thing that most people come to realize about GRGs–they’re an absolutely horrible way to start a relationship, but not… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Full On Ego