How do you respond to stress? What’s your mode of response? Do you lash out? Do you withdrawal? Do you latch onto people? If you find yourself responding in the same toxic way every time, it means you’re living through the ego, and by understanding your own personality type, you can correct your responses to […]
This weekend I was in the mood for a good documentary. Between Maria Callas and Van Gogh, I chose John McEnroe: The Pursuit of Perfection. It was an odd choice, but I’ve always been intrigued by the mentality of tennis. In 1988, John Mcenroe was one of the world’s best tennis players. According to Wikipedia, […]
One of my favorite literary concepts is “Kill Your Darlings”. I discovered it after attending a ‘Kill Your Darlings” party in Bushwick — an open mic in which writers read aloud their favorites lines or passages they had to kill for the greater good of their story. William Faulkner coined the phrase when he said, […]
I watched Ellen’s comedy special ‘Relatable’ on Netflix this weekend and beyond being hilarious, there was this beautiful part of the routine where she gets very candid and talks about her life and the power of manifestation. She talks about being broke, alone and believing in one idea so firmly, it got here to where […]
This week was a good one for me. I had a few days off work. Cleaned my apartment. And lashed out at not one, but two people. Go me! As some of you know I’m “planning” my wedding. My fiancé has created a website. I could care less about the website, I care more about getting […]
To make something good of the future, you have to look the present in the face. – Simone de Beauvoir What was your resolution last year? Can you even remember? If you can, do you remember why you didn’t fulfill it? Why it didn’t stick? Unconsciously, you know, but maybe don’t want to admit the […]
Along with setting your one resolution, think about setting an avoidance. Some temptation or bad habit that you’ll conciously work on eradicating. Simone Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Albert Camus described her as “the only great spirit of our times”. She studied at the École Normale Supérieure – a French grande […]
The American Film Institute lists Katharine Hepburn as the greatest screen legend to ever live (Bette Davis is number two and Audrey Hepburn is three). For those who haven’t seen her films, there’s a plethora to choose from. Outside of her films, however, Ms. Hepburn is known for the way she lived. Refusing to get […]