I got this little blank journal on Christmas as one of my stocking stuffers, and last night I labeled each section with something good I wanted to be practicing in 2016. Then I made sloppy little calendars in each section, with the goal of counting all the good stuff I do. This is one of…
Category: Lamplight
Here’s the good news: change is possible. In 2015, I managed to kick my 20+ year addiction to sweet sweet coffee. Frappuchinos, mochas, or “coffees” that were more sugary creamer than coffee. I still have them, sometimes, but barely. This year, I’ll probably try to stop altogether since I want to do with sugar what…
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I can’t change your mind
Like a lot of people, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to change the minds of people I know. When I was 12 years old I tried to convert everyone to vegetarianism. I also tried to convince Christians that we descended from apes. I’ve tried to get people to see things my way about…
I have a reputation, somewhat deserved, for being a kind person. The truth is that, while I do try to be kind, I have never really lived up to my own expectations of how kind I want to be. When I was a kid, there were times I felt like my kindness was a weakness.…
I think that title says it all. Perhaps I don’t need to say more. I will, though, because sometimes just saying something is cathartic. I don’t know who reads these posts. I don’t write them to make money, especially since I don’t even make a penny writing them. It was a horrid afternoon. That’s my…
I decided to expand on my goals this week. I’m still only going week by week, so next week may be completely different. So don’t beat me up when it’s likely going to be different next week! To stay positive, I was thinking this week I’m going to give myself the opportunity to earn points…
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Star Wars Culture
I celebrate geekiness, and that means Star Wars. I almost feel like it’s a requirement to be a Star Wars fan if you want to call yourself a geek. Everything else is optional. I said almost. Anyway, I’m old enough that I’ve seen all the movies in the theaters, when they came out. Supposedly I…
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The silent hum
Have I shared this before? I don’t know. Though I’m profoundly deaf, the world is anything but silent to me. It used to be, once upon a time, but those days are long gone. Anything I see that I know makes a sound, my mind creates that sound for me. Whether it’s accurate or not…
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Week 9: Reset
All aglow… A photo posted by J Parrish Lewis (@jparrishlewis) on Sep 7, 2015 at 8:11pm PDT Decided yesterday I wasn’t going to worry at all about anything on Sundays. Sundays are now my default vent days as far as my food choices go. This was convenient since we have church and that means potluck…