Tag: awesome
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Sleep as Self-care
The way I handle stress and pain is to sleep it off. Sometimes that’s four hours. Sometimes that’s twenty hours. The world knocks me down, and I stay down until I’m feeling a little more awesome.
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The Passions of Mark
What are you passionate about? First and foremost I am passionate about my wife. She is one of the few people that knows me well enough to decide whether or not I’m actually worth the trouble. She consistently decides I am and I love her for that. Second I am passionate about my digital art.…
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Optimism
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. Much to my surprise I have been becoming more optimistic. With months into my daily habits of blogging, digital art, and scripture study I feel like I am really on the right track at this point in my life. I am becoming convinced that the…
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Diaper Please
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I usually wake up to that request. I also sometimes hear light bulb please and chicken nuggets please. That is a typical morning. Sometimes I pee first. When my adult autistic son is satisfied I usually crawl back into bed.…
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Brain Science
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? When I have negative feelings there are several medications that I take. I’m on maintenance doses of antianxiety and antipsychotics. Otherwise I tend to bottle those feelings and lash out when I am pressured. I’ve never found an adequate compensation for depression but I’ve learned…
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The House Cats
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? I find it remarkable how much I identify with our house cats. They are furry little apex predators who also happen to be adorable. I’m probably never. But they are also smart, independent, and quirky. I aspire to be those things. As black cats who are…
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Shopping for Anything
Where would you go on a shopping spree? If I could shop for anything and had enough money to pay for it all I would shop for local real estate. Maybe some empty land to build some affordable housing too. But I’m already in debt and not a good economic risk so my dreams of…
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Trouble with Women
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? The primary large failure that I have endured is the fear of women that kept me out of relationships and in a few cases sabotaged the relationships I did manage to start. When I was young no one expected me to be…
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Forgot to Fast
Today is another Fast and Testimony Sunday. I didn’t realize this until after arriving at church (having previously eaten breakfast). At least I made it to church. The testimonies were pretty standard today. Everyone loves Jesus and “Knows The Church is true” better than I do. I’m full of a lot of beautiful little spiritual…
Latter Day Sinner 