Big Little Wolf's Daily Plate of Crazy

Relationship deal breakers
You’re on a first date. He’s polite, he’s interesting, he’s easy on the eyes. But he makes slurping noises – loudly – over potato leek soup. Deal breaker?

You stumble on each other through an internet site. Your email exchange is sparkling. You speak on the phone. She rambles. In an interesting way, [...]

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My teenage son must have fallen asleep very late, and without actually going to bed. In other words, keeling over in the midst of an assignment.
His door was open this morning, when I went to tap lightly at 7:30am, to wake him. His easel was set up next to his small desk – a self-portrait [...]

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Are your dreams on hold? Are you floating in a perpetual state of waiting? One more number? One more indistinguishable face in the crowd, chasing through an exhausting schedule that seems like nothing more than clocking time?
You’re following the hour hand and the minute hand with your eyes, listening to the slow ticking of [...]

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You’re not a politician. You’re not a speech writer. You’re not an on-air anchor who has to think quickly on his or her proverbial, beautifully clad feet. You’ve got a hundred different roles in your day, professionally and personally. But the words that tumble out of your mouth aren’t going to make a significant difference, [...]

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Something has changed. I no longer ask myself how I look. Occasionally I’ll stop at the mirror and think: hmm, tired. Other times, it’s: okay – not bad.
I also don’t step on the scale daily, after a lifetime of doing so. I consider this progress after decades of obsessing over my weight, just like [...]

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What if I had said “I love you” back, and just accepted his conditions? What if I had worked slower, and produced a more average result that didn’t threaten my boss? What if I’d moved to a different part of the state after my divorce? What if I’d pulled my tiny nest egg out of [...]

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Do you waste time? Do you feel guilty about it? Are you sure the time you consider wasted is – in fact – without use or value?
Keith, of Almighty Dad, mentioned something casually in a comment earlier this week, in reminding himself to be more present. He referred to time he wasted during the year, [...]

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I have a bad habit. The fact is – I have many, but this particular bad habit is quite literally detrimental to my health. No, it isn’t smoking or drinking. It isn’t substance abuse of any sort. It’s simpler than that, and so much more complicated. I don’t pay enough attention to me.
Too busy to [...]

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Who are you? What are you?
Silly questions? Maybe not. I know who my “dream self” is – and what she does. And then there’s reality. So, when asked who you are or what you are, how do you answer? Is your response automatic and factual, or does it come from a place of self-examination?
Vital statistics
If [...]

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It’s been a scattered week. (Is it really only Thursday morning?)
After seven blissful hours of sleep, I am more equipped than usual to muse on this and that, and offer a few observations on the self – how, and how much we offer to others – along with thoughts on colorful gloves, drunken drafts, and [...]

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