Mind Blogging

Worlds Colliding Theory

If you’ve ever seen Seinfeld, then chances are you remember the episode where George Costanza explains to Jerry Seinfeld about one of his biggest dating fears – what would happen if his independent self and his dating self were to meet – or when the two worlds would collide. He reveals the fear because Elaine had invited Susan (George’s girlfriend) to go out for a night on the town, as per Jerry’s suggestion. George has a fit because this means that Susan would become part of his friendship group as well, and worlds would collide. Take a look for yourself: [...]

5 Efficient Lessons About Personal Boundaries

5 Lessons About Personal Boundaries Sheldon Cooper Taught Us. 5 Lessons About Personal Boundaries Yes - I am talking about Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory”.  I know what you’re thinking, “Is she really trying to give us personal development advice using Sheldon as an example?” Most people who watch “The Big Bang Theory” probably see Sheldon as pretty unstable.  He is the ultimate in socially awkward, and while his friends may be able to stand him, it’s hard to picture a real person like Sheldon Cooper functioning well in the real world.  He’s compulsive, demanding, narcissistic [...]

How to Handle Liars and the Tangled Webs they Weave

How to Handle Liars and the Tangled Webs They Weave. How to handle liars and the webs they spin It’s a very human behavior that has a lot of emotional charges tied to it.  From the time we are small children, we begin engaging in this natural behavior in order to avoid the negative consequences of making a mistake.  We spill the milk and cry out that the cat jumped on the table in order to avoid a very sleepy and irritable mother’s wrath.  We struggle as adolescents with the tension between becoming our own individual and still [...]

6 Beautiful Changes for New Year Transformation

New Years Transformation TRANSFORMATION. A NEW DAWN, A NEW DAY, A NEW YEAR AND A NEW LIFE FOR YOU. New Years Resolutions - they’re all but a joke in our mainstream culture today. As soon as we’ve thought them up, we already “know” that we’ll never attain them, so we laugh with our friends about all the things we’re never going to accomplish. It’s all a little ridiculous. However, there’s no doubt that there’s something about the New Years transformation that gives us a burning desire for transformation. It’s why the New Years Resolution became an item in [...]

How to Avoid Being a Conversation Avoidant

Conversation Avoidance: Texting vs. Calling. Conversation Avoidance. Texting vs. Calling I hope you will all take the time to read this and not take it personally or be offended. With regard to text messages: myself, I really do not wish to have an extreme dialogue with people in this manner. Call me if you wish to communicate. Nothing personal, I just can’t stand constant texting. I find it intrusive and somehow presumptuous. It sounds off insolently whenever it chooses and expects me to drop whatever I’m doing and, well, engage. It is ridiculously time-consuming to have a dialogue [...]