What I Learned on Sunday: Residing in the Retaliation Zone

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Tap into a tableau that may have concerned you in at least one point in your life.  Some one has done you wrong, or make horrible decisions painfully you hear of the stories, or worse, you witness these shortcomings first hand.  You feel the need for some sort of retribution, revenge.

“We retaliate with hate, then we multiply!” – 2Pac

That was I – ready to fight, for the right of someone’s wrong, at least to me.  But that formula leads to an improper fraction.  The new formula equals …

Ralph On Relationships: Picking Up the Pieces of a Break Up

Pick it up.

Pick it up.

Breakups have been the subject mater of some previous posts and since it’s such a prevalent occurrence, the latest offering usurps it, with a different angle.

You notice someone.  You like.  You love, you fight.  You break up – these are the continuum of events that culminate into two separate paths, which include:

Taking a sabbatical, reflecting, healing.

OR moving on quickly, mingling, and wasting no time.

Neither nor is right or wrong, as it’s to your discretion on how you want to move forward.  Therein lies …

How-To Tuesday’s: How to Deal with Death.

I don't discriminate.

I don't discriminate.

The month of February, in the year 2011, for as long as I live will have an indelible imprint upon my soul.  My 30th birthday, a milestone all it’s own, had an extra tinge of growing up; for the first time, I’ve experienced first hand what it’s like to cope with the realities of losing an immediate member of kin, and the responsibilities you assume immediately thereafter.

“Death, in itself, is nothing; but we fear to be know what, we know not where.” – John Dryden…

WHAT I LEARNED LAST WEEK.

ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME.

ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME.

Pardon my sabbatical; an emotional roller coaster of emotions commenced and consumed my feeble brain for the better part of the past two weeks.  In it, I turned thirty, saw my mother pass in front of me, and all of a sudden inherited problems and property in one fell swoop.  As I’ve gotten more comfortable talking about my mom in the past tense, and with her guidance directing me in all my major milestones and life decisions, I learned more so this week than any other, …

THIRTY.

THANK YOU ALL.  I LOVE YOU.  THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY!

NO MATTER WHAT AGE, I'LL ALWAYS BE 44.
NO MATTER WHAT AGE, I’LL ALWAYS BE 44.

44Cast: Episode 2

Polar Bear Swag.

Polar Bear Swag.

Happy Humpday!  This is my pre-birthday podcast, episode 2.  As always with my incomparable co-host, Josh Dowling, we will discuss topics that mattered to us this week:

Experience in swimming in the ocean, Super Bowl Sunday.

Super Bowl predictions and the Art of Gambling.

The Definition of Luck.

Carmelo Anthony, The New York Knicks, and The L.A. Lakers

Dealing with Problems vs. Ignoring It

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ENJOY.…

How-To Tuesday’s: How to Deal with Problems.

11 Months Ago, A Tree Hit My House.

11 Months Ago, A Tree Hit My House.

Problems come scarcely and abundant, minor and monumental. Are you ready when one comes your way? Are you prepared to think on your feet, when you have no footprint of what to expect? I’ve been through so many travails of my own; epic tragedies in the midst of living life, setbacks that I’ve been able to move forward from, and failures that have only made me stronger. Here are a few tips when the world around you seems to be crumbling.

TACKLE, …