#17- Learning to Tend The Garden of Your Mind
Your mind is a garden. No different from the one you watched your mother tend as a child. Think back to the beautiful flowers blossoming. All different colors, shapes, and types. And now think back to the constant presence of weeds growing uncontrollably. Ugly and vicious. If you look deeply, your mind is the same.…
#16- The Story of Mr. Busy
“Ugh, I’m sooo busy,” the man said, as he leaned on his favorite hallway wall. His prey, a helpless, glassy-eyed coworker, politely kept the conversation going. “Yeah, these lead times are making everything crazy. I just got quoted 8 weeks.” Mr. Busy, ever so helpfully, chimed in, “Psh that’s nothing. On one of my projects,…
#15: What I Learned By Not Being Invited to a Middle School Sleepover
All my other friends were invited. I was the only one left out. Mrs. Di pulled up in her maroon SUV. I dragged my backpack down the sidewalk, opened the side door, and tossed myself, and my things, inside. “Where’s everyone else?” Mrs. Di asked. “They’re all going to Steven’s,” I said, “remember?” Our normal…
#14- Pushing Through The Storm
At this hour, I’m used to feeling uncomfortable: My brain wants rest. But my mind wants more action. I sink into the couch, and ask Hobbes to jump up next to me. He kindly complies. I look at the clock on the wall above the fireplace, the two fingers pointed in different directions. It reads…
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