Archive for May, 2009

the tornado effect

i’ve always been facinated by tornadoes.  when i was younger i wanted to be a tornado chaser.  i still am in awe of their power and destructive forces and find them really cool (not the destruction, just the tornado itself, just to clarify.) on my lifetime goals list is to see one.  anyhow, i was reminded [...]

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the problem with negativity

the problem with negativity is that it’s consuming.  it seeps into every aspect of your life and begins taking over before you’re even aware of it, and when you do realize it, it’s a very unsettling feeling.  i’ve been unable to identify my moods and how i’ve been feeling lately, all i knew was it wasn’t [...]

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the memory of senses

the smell of brown sugar takes me right back to when i was younger and my mom would make plain oatmeal on saturdays and we would get to dress it with whatever we wanted from the selection she laid out on the table.  i, almost all the time, would choose brown sugar, a little milk, [...]

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compliments

compliments, if given sincerely, have the ability to make someones day.  they have the ability to lift someone up and out of a depressed mindset they may have never known they were in.  it’s incredible!  i received 2 the other day regarding the same thing and i have to say, my whole demeanor was lifted.  [...]

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