This site is meant to be a positive place to feel good. That was and remains the mission. Here are some of the things that I believe would make the real world better and my objectives every day point towards the goal of realizing this vision: Life would be greater if: Teachers, social workers, therapists,Continue reading “A Better World”
Category Archives: Magic
ADHD Skills
As you can probably tell from the breadth and description of the interests I highlight on this website, I have ADHD. Or should I say I am ADH? You see, I don’t really see my brain as any more problematic than a neurotypical’s brain. I feel like I was just born with a different presetContinue reading “ADHD Skills”
Environmentalism is Human
Walking in nature is what we were designed to do. Smelling decaying leaves and rich soil while taking in the stark colors of winter or the vibrant colors of spring, summer, or fall is our natural habitat. I am amazed whenever I see litter on the ground. How can humans spend so much time creatingContinue reading “Environmentalism is Human”
8 Bit Cardboard Wizard’s Stress Relief Manifesto
Stress will kill us if we don’t deal with it. I use the energy to engage with a hobby or I do one of these. Deep Breathing Breathing techniques are great. I use the Oak App to guide my deep breathing exercises. It is simple and quick and can reset your stress levels instantly. MeditationContinue reading “8 Bit Cardboard Wizard’s Stress Relief Manifesto”
Change What You Can and Let Go of the Rest
Changing what you can and letting go of the rest is a goal that brings happiness. I’m not sure if this is a goal that is actually achievable but I believe that it is a goal that I should constantly strived for. Finding this balance is the constant focus of my life and the furtherContinue reading “Change What You Can and Let Go of the Rest”
Why Forgiveness is My Favorite Spell
Forgiveness is a personal journey. I never want to tell anyone else how to live their life. Something that I find infinitely rewarding in my own life is forgiving those around me for large and small things alike. I want to make some things clear before I talk about why I love forgiveness and whyContinue reading “Why Forgiveness is My Favorite Spell”
Why Walking is My Favorite Activity
Helps Manage and Solve Pain As a musician and gamer with an extremely sedentary past, walking (mixed with meditation) has helped manage and heal the pain from carpal tunnel, costochondritis, and nerve pain. These injuries used to take over my life but now if any of them poke their heads up I know what toContinue reading “Why Walking is My Favorite Activity”
Loss
This post is about loss and how I can be happy not in spite of it but because of it. Everything changes and is impermanent. One day I am making jokes, laughing with a human that I have formed a bond with and in the hurricane of time they are gone and I never seeContinue reading “Loss”
What Secular Buddhism Means to Me
This page is a little different. It’s not about imagination or art. It’s about ideas I hold as truths. I just want to restate that this page is not me telling someone else how to live, its just about what makes me happy. These ideas and practicing meditation are the realest forms of magic IContinue reading “What Secular Buddhism Means to Me”
Chasing Frisson
I want to start by saying that I do not know how common frisson is; it may be more common than I think but it is such an intense experience for me that I feel like more people would talk about it. The first time I remember feeling frisson I was listening to Lightning StrikesContinue reading “Chasing Frisson”