“Life doesn’t happen to you; it happens for you.” – Jim Carrey This one quote has been a major support beam in the architecture of my mental rigidity. It gets tested often. I woke up early enough to feel like I some semblance of control. This feeling was a red flag waving vigorously by myContinue reading “Moment of F@ck: Effectively Panicked Part 1”
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Resetting
Picture this… You find yourself walking to the store for some odds and ends. You woke up after the best hour of a morning thus far in life. You feel on top of life. Exiting your front door your face is met with sunlight and a breeze carrying the sweet scent of gardenias that areContinue reading “Resetting”
Truth Hurts?
“I’m Triggered!”, Exclaims the Millennial in the Coffee Shop demanding that the accused makes clear on their intention because their words are too archaic for the ears of the woke. These types of occasions happen often in this 2020 mindset. Why does it seem in an age of personal accountability and mindset awareness that thereContinue reading “Truth Hurts?”
Moments of F@ck: The Infection
March 2020 Injury is a heightened state of recovery. Does it define you? It can either consume your personality like a black hole or become one of the greatest teachers. Moment of F@ck #1… My middle finger has become useless. Right as the outbreak of the Coronavirus occurred, the bottom third of my right middleContinue reading “Moments of F@ck: The Infection”
Moments of F@ck: The Surprise
March 2020 In the downstairs storage area of a vintage grocery store is a bucket of soy sauce with a thin towel draped over it to somehow transform this would-be chair into a rocket to obscurity. It is positioned in between two packed shelves of all the trappings of a bustling meat shop. Cleared outContinue reading “Moments of F@ck: The Surprise”
Preying On Weakness
A broker came into the shop I work at today with a face mask on. As my co-worker completed his order, the man asked, “you guys don’t have masks?” After met with silence he then said, “I have extra and will bring you some.” Condescendingly my co-worker responds, “good looking out.” So as to justContinue reading “Preying On Weakness”
Grower vs Shower
For those who aren’t privy to the concept, among a masculine (those with a penis) group of people you are either a grower or a shower. This means at its base you fall as a man (with a penis) under one of two very basic categories…. A Shower: The individual’s private is always at attention.Continue reading “Grower vs Shower”
Panic Not Welcome
An emotional response doesn’t have to mean an extreme reaction is necessary. My father would always say, “take a step back and regroup.” He is a calculated man with a big heart. There wasn’t any time in my life that a difficult situation was met with anything more than a quiet breath from this man.Continue reading “Panic Not Welcome”
Table of Literary Contents
Golden Nuggets: Each of us has a mental river teeming with potential. All we need to do is get in that river with our trusty pan and sift the scum and rocks away until we discover a gold nugget. Full of vast knowledge, these nuggets allow us to unmask great amounts of mental wealth thatContinue reading “Table of Literary Contents”
My Outlook
I’m actively building myself into an Uncommon Humble Savage. Over time I want to bolster the genetic potential I have and working on myself by taking my short comings to be fortified like steel. What has taken me this far in my life is doing just that… I’m “naturally aggressive” as Joe Rogan put itContinue reading “My Outlook”
Mr. Sods 