lost soul ⋅

I am getting up there in age and I am not afraid to admit it. I feel like I could have done so much more and now I am trying to cram it all in before the end. I am married for now and how two interesting kids. They are almost grown. People don't understand me, even those close to me.

"Our greatest fault is not that we set our goals too high and miss them, but that we set them too low and reach them"

Michelangelo

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February 16, 2021

Boys in My Therapy Book

Why do teenage boys stop caring about their hygiene out of the blue. My son is almost 13 and all of a sudden he has stopped giving a shit about his personal appearance and grooming habits. It...


February 15, 2021

Substance over Flash in My Therapy Book

In my mind this is the start of the new work year. The week after employee evaluations. I had an excellent evaluation and am more than pleased with the outcome. Now comes the time to double do...


I have been on my new job for around 2.5 years and I can say that I have not really felt comfortable in my position. I always deferred to the “senior” members of the staff and would not force my...


Today I registered my son for his last year at Catholic School. Both of my children went like I did and my father before me. I believe it was the right choice overall. It seems odd that after ...


February 08, 2021

Satisfaction in My Therapy Book

There is nothing in the world more satisficing then setting up a brand new computer. There I said it, I am one of those people. Pulling away the plastic and being the first to stroke those key...


February 01, 2021

Facebook in My Therapy Book

I have been thinking a long time about it and I think I am going to leave Facebook behind. Most people I am friends with on Facebook I see on a fairly regular basis so I don’t need it to keep in...


January 29, 2021

Finally! in My Therapy Book

The work year seems to finally be wrapping up. I feel it is done with the annual meeting is over with. I only have to make it through Monday and Tuesday and we are good to start a new year. A ...


January 27, 2021

Mandalay in My Therapy Book

“On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin’-fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder outer China ‘crost the Bay!” - Kipling I would love to find my Mandalay. That place you dream of when t...


January 27, 2021

Screw it in My Therapy Book

At which point do you just pack it all in and say screw it all. When does it all just stop being worth it? I fully understand the vast opportunities that I have in my life right now. I have a ...


January 22, 2021

Friday in My Therapy Book

Everyone always seems to get so excited about Friday. I am not really sure why. I could not have been at my desk for more than 10 minutes before I got a message “Happy Friday” I feel that I mu...


January 21, 2021

What a week in My Therapy Book

What a week and it is not even over. Life has never been this crazy, both my personal and work world seem to be spinning out of control. The annual meeting is right around the corner and I know...


“Justin Trudeau invited China’s People’s Liberation Army to train troops in Canada” - It would seem that China is staging an invasion with the assistance of our “friends” to the north. If I have...


I found this survey in Complicated Disaster’s posts and liked the responses so much that I decided to steal it and do it myself. How much cash do you have on you? $96.00 - my father taught me yo...


November 18, 2020

Tingle in the tummy in My Therapy Book

I have been tasked with creating a video for our first ever virtual annual meeting. I have done video before but never to the caliber that is going to be expected for this project. I have start...


November 18, 2020

Focus in My Therapy Book

I woke up to a beautiful morning for Florida. 59 degrees and clear skies. You can’t ask for much better than that. It is an amazing way to start your day. Even though the day is starting out ...


November 13, 2020

Computer Issues in My Therapy Book

The morning is not off to a good start. I did an update on my computer first thing this morning, I never should have and now Microsoft Office will not even start . It errors out. I uninstalled...


November 06, 2020

Festival Time in My Therapy Book

It is that time of the year again, Harvest Festival time. 72 hours of nonstop work and a level of exhaustion that I don’t experience at any other time. Except that this year it is not going to ...


November 02, 2020

Anything in My Therapy Book

Do you know what it means to have a friend you would do anything for? It is one area in my life that I really lucked out in. 36 years we have known each other and I think of him as nothing othe...


October 30, 2020

Dealing with it in My Therapy Book

What she has is not a cold or the flu an attitude or a phase. She will not get better anytime soon. A nap won’t help. She is not lazy but she is tired to the point of a lethargic state. She’s on ...


“Sometimes you have a good day, and sometimes you get hit in the teeth with a ruler”. Nora - 4 years old. I read this on the way to work this morning and thought to myself; how does a 4 year old...


We finally got our first personal Covid scare. My wife got tested months ago for work but at that time we did not believe she was sick or even exposed to someone. She simply had a fever one day...


I was listening (and singing along) to the song I Can See Clearly Now this morning while I was getting ready for work. About half way through the song I realized just how much this song did not ...


October 22, 2020

The Second Breath in My Therapy Book

You take a deep breath and look at the screen and wonder… what will I write today. What in my life is worth writing about. Then you take a second deep breath and write anyways. Because the poi...


“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas … ...


I’m not really sure where I’m headed at the moment, I know that allows been going on and that life keeps changing. I had a decent weekend this weekend. I went over and helped a friend install har...


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