December 2011
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Let's reflect on 2011, shall we?
I might have mentioned this before but I am really rather competitive and hard on myself. I have a really difficult time giving myself much credit. So, in that vein, I will now attempt to reflect on some of the accomplishments that I have made in 2011.
1. I think that, without question, my biggest accomplishment of 2011 was telling my dad that I’m gay. My dad and I really had no...
: Eudaimonia (Ancient Greek: εὐδαιμονία) →
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– a broad notion of happiness that suggests prospering and flourishing.
To Aristotle, Eudaimonia is really the synergy of both well feeling and well acting; you act well because you feel well and the opposite is true as well. The concept of Eudaimonia is about feeling good because you have…
One of the things that has had the biggest impact on my life was when I studied...
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle”
– I love Greek philosophy…
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Christmas
Christmas has been a rather depressing time of year for me, for many, many years. Basically, since my grandfather died when I was about 15, Christmas has totally changed. When my grandpa was around, Christmas was about family. There was the typical Christmas morning, with unwrapping presents (not before emptying our stockings), a big breakfast, and then a day of lounging around the house, as...
well....
I now know for certain that “the letter” has been received. I haven’t heard from my dad, which is more than ok with me, as I’m content on holding off on that awkwardness. However, my dad’s wife emailed me and basically said that she has a great deal of respect and affection for me and although they did not “know” I was gay, they did wonder. She also...
ephx asked: proud of you for going to the christmas party! It is an unfortunate reality that we can only overcome our fears by challenging them head on, and you seemed to do that great! Hope you keep going forward
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Awkward....
One of my biggest struggles is putting myself into situations where I have to be around groups of people that I don’t know. These situations seem to cause me quite a lot of anxiety so I will generally avoid them at all costs. However, I also am wanting to meet more people and become more relaxed in social situations, so I have been making a concerted effort to sort of put myself out there,...
And now comes the fun part....
When I wrote my letter to my dad, finally telling him that I’m gay (which he surely knows, anyhow), I put the letter in his Christmas card….turns out that was rather smart of me because it forced a deadline to send it. So, I sent it last Friday, which means that he could get it as soon as tomorrow, which makes me just a tad nervous.
Like I mentioned before, I am not really nervous...
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Every time I see a story about someone feeling suicidal or about someone who has committed suicide, my heart aches. I cannot think of anything that reaches my soul more than seeing and hearing these stories, because of my own experience with suicide. I’ve mentioned before that I have been suicidal on more than one occasion but I have not yet mentioned that my mother committed suicide when...
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Did it!
So, I finally wrote the letter to my dad, tell him I’m gay…. The weird thing is that it wasn’t hard at all. Now, I can be a pretty emotional person (much to the surprise of most!) and so I was fully expecting my letter-writing to be a little more cathartic - for me to shed a tear or two. Nope. Not one tear. Kinda weird. But, I guess that’s a good thing. It means...
