Category: Defensive

There Be Jerks

In order to steel oneself to the harshness of life, one must accept that there are  #%* jerks.  They abound. It’s unsettling.  I don’t like

F#ck It!

Don’t Blow It Off Don’t just say “Fu@k  it!,” turning your back on lost opportunities and bad breaks. It feels good for a moment but

Managing Failure

Life is about managing our failings, our mistakes, our shortcomings. We don’t get a perfect set-up. Our bodies are not flawless; our abilities are always

Devil May Care

You’re down.  Besieged by other people, by overwhelming events. You feel low, hardly worthy of more than feeble resistance. It happens. How do we lift ourselves to

Pushing the Boundary Line

To find our limits, we have to feel them, touch them, push against them. Once found, limits can be depressing. After all, they are constraints!

This is YOUR day!

Make this your day! No one else’s. Leave behind the list of “shoulds” and make what you want out of this day. Forget other people’s voices in

Let It Slide

Don’t pay attention to irksome distractions.  Don’t believe them; don’t play into them.  Just let them slide off — the proverbial water off a duck’s

Draw on Friends

Don’t try to draw strength from enemies, from those who are hassling us.  Draw instead on your friends, on those who love and support us.