Cinderella Man Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous … More
Tag: Personal Development
Poverty and Mental Illness: How an Impoverished Childhood Almost Took Away My Life (w/ Updated Linked Articles)
Economic Justice For All “I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil … More
Why Do I Need to Be Normal? (Revised Version)
“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the … More
Transcending My Self: The Relationship Between Joy and Human Connection
Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More
Shame and Guilt: Necessities for Character; Catalysts for Change
Character is founded on honesty, humility, agreeableness, helpfulness, assertiveness, courage, resilience, and regret.
Searching for Meaning in a Sea of Insignificance
The question of our time, or rather the question of all-time, is can I create meaning in my insignificance? Most … More
The Ethics of Violence: Why Trauma Doesn’t Excuse Brutality
In a 1984 conversation, the notable black author and social critic, James Baldwin, and black feminist writer and poet, Audre … More
Recovering My Voice: How My Writing Helped Me Overcome Trauma
When we’re children, most of us have a lot of chutzpah, which is a Yiddish word meaning audacity or fearlessness. … More
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More
Defined by Resilience: Why Our Attempts and Persistence Matter More Than Success
I Am My Resilience ..nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. … More
