Went to the coffee shop today, and an old song came through on my playlist. It’s an absolute banger by Breaking Benjamin, and I’m going to share it with you right now. Source: Breaking Benjamin YouTube Page How often do you hear a song that takes you back to a moment or a place in …
Category: Psychology
Who Would You be Without Your Story?
I had an insight recently that I’m still trying to piece together. I think it’s a rather useful one, and this blog feels like the perfect place for me to flesh it out. It started with a thought I had while driving home from work one day, a thought that actually made me feel… afraid. …
The Only Peace I’ve Ever Known
Let’s kick off this post with a song by Jelly Roll. Source: Jelly Roll YouTube page Let’s just say that’s one of the saddest songs ever. And let’s give Lainey Wilson a shoutout because her performance is incredible in it. But that’s not what I want to talk about in this post. In this post, …
The Unbearable Boredom of Sobriety
Hello, my name is Jamie, and I’m an alcoholic. Well… I say that with some hesitation. When most people hear the word “alcoholic,” they picture the movie stereotype—the angry guy who beats his wife and drinks until he burns his life to the ground. That’s not me. I’m not the guy who takes one drink …
Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Job to Start an Online Business
So far, I’ve written nine posts on this website, and I think most of them pretty clearly show the dad-joke, middle-aged man that I am. But no post is going to paint me as the old fogey I truly am quite like this one. This post is going to take on typical twenty-something advice and …
A Case of the Mondays: A Simple Technique for Self-Examination
There was a day at work last week when I was absolutely hating life. You ever have one of those days where you wake up on the wrong side of the bed and, for no clear reason, just hate everyone and everything you come into contact with? That was me. It reminded me of that …
Where the Road Goes: Why Mental Resilience is Better Than Positive Thinking
Today’s post is getting kicked off by a scene from the show New Girl. Yeah, I know, I already kicked off this blog with a New Girl reference. But this one is from the final season, so it’s probably going to be the last one for a while. Here’s the scene: Source: SpoilersTV The beauty …