Fear seems to be spreading through the stock market like the stomach bug in a McDonald’s ball pit. Bear market? Recession? Down arrows? Big red numbers? Collapse? These are scary words that trigger strong emotional responses, primarily fear. Money is our HOW. Money is our ability to achieve our dreams. It’s our means to an… [Read More] It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Mental Warfare
We all have a worrier inside of us. The objects of our worry seem endless: health, loved ones, career path, investments, social status etc. And to top it off, when we realize we’re worrying we berate ourselves for worrying too much. It seems like an endless cycle, in which we are infinitely ensnared. We like… [Read More] Mental Warfare
Smile On
It’s been about a month since I wrote my first post about living with CML, “You’ll Be Alright”. It’s hard for me to write consistently due to a phenomenon known as “chemo brain”. In this last month a lot has changed and at the same time a lot hasn’t changed. Something that hasn’t changed is how… [Read More] Smile On
You’ll Be Alright
I was recently diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). There are good and bad parts of CML. Good Treatable with a daily pill called a TKI. It’s not quite chemotherapy, but it’s pretty powerful stuff. TKI’s were discovered in 2001. Before TKI’s the prognosis was not very good for CML. I can still do some of… [Read More] You’ll Be Alright
Damage Control
I had a conversation recently with a good friend of mine while playing golf. He explained to me that during his rounds of golf he’s pretty good for most of it. Usually making par or bogey on 14-16 holes. The problem is there always seems to be 2-4 “blowup holes” where he scores double bogey,… [Read More] Damage Control
Noticing The Ends
Our lives are a spectrum. From “good” to “bad”. From “high” to “low”. Life is kind of like Statistics 101. Your thoughts, feelings, words and actions are data points on the bell curve of your life. When you’re feeling “good” you don’t want it to end. You don’t want to take the time from what’s… [Read More] Noticing The Ends