Although I’m already half way through Todd Haberkorn reading Fiend: A Novel
Of Meth and Zombies
September 16, 2013 by
How I Reach to Write Deathless Prose
September 15, 2013 by
Photo taken with my arms stretched above my head, phone pointing downwards to the dark green pillow in my lap, laptop just within reach on a swivel table.
I Will Be Listening for the Person’s Self
September 15, 2013 by
I may only see a person in addictions treatment one time, ever, perhaps for no more than a 50-minute session.
The person will likely have more than one addiction, at least one accompanying mental illness, or “co-occurring disorder,” and a changed brain. He or she will have patterns of behavior, or bursts of behavior, that have resulted in harm to himself or herself and to others.
Within that 50-minute session, I will primarily be listening and may have only 5 to 10 minutes to speak. On what philosophy will my listening and speaking be based? In my 5-10 minutes, what will I say? [Read more…]
Just Because I Think It
September 11, 2013 by
When I ran my ideas about unconscious, heinous thoughts by a mentor, she urged me to understand that humans naturally have thought after thought, some of them heinous, and that none of us needs to feel compelled to act on them.
In other words:
“Just because I think it doesn’t mean I have to do it.”
I actually had that realization about the “doing” part when I was working with extraordinary colleagues, the synergy was heady, and my mind generated ideas from an ever-replenishing horn of plenty. When I had an idea, I executed it. Then another idea came and I executed that. But then another idea would come and I hadn’t finished executing the previous idea! I began to feel exhausted from having had the ideas, and frustrated from not being able to execute every single one of them all at once. [Read more…]
Becoming Conscious of the Red X of a Hard Time
September 10, 2013 by
If I could become aware of the red X of a hard time happening – or just after – I might make it.
I postulate that the human condition is an experience of ups and downs, highs and lows within an average range, spaced over a generally regular amount of time. I believe, through nature and nurture, that I cycle between “feeling good” and “feeling bad” with higher highs and lower lows more frequently than average. [Read more…]
