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The Company You Keep and Keeping Your Own Company

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:March 25, 2022
Post category:Depression Health and Fitness Joy Love mindfulness Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

I can ask to be loved. I may not feel loved even when love is abundant and specific. I might still miss some aspect of being loved. I might not feel loved, even in the presence of love. And, I can want someone else to meet my needs for love and connection, while not doing a very good job of being clear about what I need. Today, I didn't ask anyone. Today, I took care of my desire to go to the beach. September might not be summer, but it's beachy enough for me and my inner smile.

This Creative Life: A Lifelong Adventure into The Artist’s Way

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:March 19, 2022
Post category:mindfulness Poetry self-awareness Self-care Spirituality

Don't let a single idea pass unnoticed. If you can capture the essence of the idea in some form, some shorthand version of your vision, then capture it. If you can stop everything else you are doing and allow the creative gift to come through you, do it. Stop. Listen. Create.

To The End of Exhaustion: Learning To Choose Rest

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:March 13, 2022
Post category:Depression Health and Fitness mindfulness Self-care

Naps may be my superpower. Finding a partner who also loves to nap, might be on the shortlist of compatibility.

Where Are You F**king Up? Accountability and Resetting Our Path

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:March 10, 2022
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life mindfulness Parenting Poetry relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

How do you find your community? Can you bring more creative energy to your life path? Do you know what things give you aspirational ideas? How can you begin to celebrate and nurture your own Alive Tribe?

Radical Honesty: Changing Your Journey By Risking the Truth

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:March 2, 2022
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love mindfulness relationship building Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

Truth is a spiritual process. Not settling for half-truths is an acid test. And perhaps this "edge" will give me some insight and relief from burnout and anxiety.

Finding Balance in a World Addicted to Getting High

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 17, 2022
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Drinking Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love mindfulness Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

I alone am responsible for how I navigate each day of my life. My care team comes into play when I have questions or need a fresh perspective on what I'm struggling with. Make sure you've got people around you that you can contact when you need them.

Finding a Balance In Life: Extreme Highs Have Consequences

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 6, 2022
Post category:Dating Depression Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love mindfulness relationship building Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality

Perhaps today is a day of rest. A day of appreciating exactly where I am, sitting beside my girlfriend's dog writing a little note of appreciation to myself.

Seeking Happy: A Single Dad Explains His Joyousness

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 24, 2022
Post category:Depression Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love mindfulness Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

It is time to evaluate all of the relationships in your life and set boundaries and priorities with each of them. Some people will need to be removed.