Racism & discrimination: Seeing beyond the past and aiming for respect instead

February 1, 2010

I think 99% of the time we spend trying to completely obliterate discrimination is a waste of effort.
The harsh truth is this: most people aren’t even thinking about you. They aren’t tracking your every move. Just like they may not always have your best interests at heart, they aren’t exactly plotting for your demise either. [...]

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Give your worries a can of whoop-ass, Part 4: Deciding not to worry

January 29, 2010

This is the final part in the Give Your Worries a Can of Whoop-Ass series. If you haven’t read Part Three, click here. 
Deciding not to worry, period
Often, just deciding you’re not going to worry about something anymore will do the trick. This especially works with little, annoying things that aren’t threatening. It doesn’t completely keep [...]

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Give your worries a can of whoop-ass, Part 3: Just do it!

January 27, 2010

This is Part Three in the Give Your Worries a Can of Whoop-Ass series. If you haven’t read Part Two, click here. 
Not thinking about something too hard and just do it
Sometimes the opposite of talking to yourself works just as well, too. If you find yourself spending too much time trying to talk yourself out [...]

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Give your worries a can of whoop-ass, Part 2: What’s the worst that could happen?

January 25, 2010

This is Part Two in the Give Your Worries a Can of Whoop-Ass series. If you haven’t read Part One, click here.
Sometimes my thoughts start getting completely out of hand. I start making these doom and gloom predictions which cause me to worry even more. When I start feeling myself sink into a puddle of negativity, [...]

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Give your worries a can of whoop-ass, Part 1: Laughing

January 22, 2010

I used to have a big problem with worrying about every little thing, even though I didn’t always verbalize it. But over the past few months, I’ve come to realize that most of the worrying that we do solves nothing. In fact worrying too much causes problems. I’ve begun to see negative effects from years [...]

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