Tag: helplessness

Being (newly) overweight

June 14, 2016

It’s not my fault.  Really, I’m serious.  I eat right–clean, fresh, organic whenever possible.  Few processed foods, and hardly any fast food.  No sodas, no potato chips.  I don’t stuff my face; in fact, I don’t eat too much at all.  I’m not a couch potato, either.  I’m definitely not lazy.  I’m not sure where … More Being (newly) overweight

Being Broke

May 5, 2016

If Robert Kiyosaki taught me one thing, it was to make a distinction between the words “broke” and “poor”.  Being “broke” is a temporary situation, whereas being “poor” is an eternal mindset.  That message is still golden, even if the messenger has received a critical backlash in recent years. Like most people, I’ve been broke … More Being Broke