Here at Bennu’s, trying to get ready for client work (I do freelance editing, writing, proofreading). It’s taken me a bit. I feel like I’ve dicked around a bunch. But what is wrong with dicking around? Just who inside me wants to get me in trouble for dicking around? And Read more
My mind is mush. But I’m posting something here just to keep my blogging streak alive. If I press “Publish”, it’ll have been 17 consecutive days in a row since I set out to write and publish here for 30-days for my own DIY Writing Challenge. I had no plan Read more
The past few days, I came across some gems that I’d like to share. They’re some healing resources I’m parking here for myself to go back to if I forget. These are from a free (for a limited time) Trauma Conference from Conscious Life. I got to hear a few Read more
This is what author and “one of the most cited top scientists” in psychology and neuroscience, Lisa Feldman Barrett, says in this incredible TEDx talk video that I watched earlier today. I look forward to reading her books about emotions. How emotions are “predictions” that are primal, simply using past Read more
In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,’ and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn’t happen as often as it should, because Read more
Earlier today, I was reading to D an article I found from the recent issue of Psychology Today at our local library, titled, “Anxiety: A Metabolic Disorder?” which pointed to using the keto diet as a way to help control anxiety. D suggested I blog about it. Personally, I think Read more
I am the still of the dangling leaves in the hot sunI am the man who is old and shirtless yet runs hardI am the dirt path between the trees, edging the lakeI am the turquoise blue of Barton Springs creekI am the green grass of Zilker ParkI am the Read more
Have you ever put something off, and as more time passes, the more harder it is to even face the thing? Something as small as getting back to someone’s email grows into a monstrous task that has you frozen, unable to move forward? This happens to me for big and Read more
The solution to problematic stories, both at the level of craft and at the level of human experience, is empathy. – Brandon Taylor – from article he wrote in LitHub I just finished reading. I think to be a good writer, you have to have a certain level of empathy. Read more
Did you know that having your cortisol spike when stressed out can raise your insulin as much as a slice of cake can? I just learned this reading Dr. Mindy Pelz’s book, Fast Like a Girl. It’s one of the most informative books on fasting, ketosis and metabolic health I’ve Read more