Category: The Real Me
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Personality Types
I’ve become fascinated with the Enneagram. If you are unfamiliar, it’s basically an ancient personality test that tells which of these 9 personality groups you fit into. The cool thing about this vs Myers-Briggs, or any other test is that each group has a spectrum you fall into depending on how healed and functional you…
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My Very Unhealthy Relationship with Food
Way back, when I was tiny Zander, I wasn’t permitted to snack outside of meals very often. The old school way of parenting was that children should be seen but not heard, and all food consumed was during 3 meals. The Boomers and their parents missed the boat on this. By the time I was…
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Two quick (or not so quick) things
Yesterday was a goofy day. I woke up yesterday to the news that Republicans in the Senate changed their vote for the PACT ACT, which is designed to help veterans who have been exposed to toxins while deployed to the Middle East. It makes the process of applying for VA benefits easier for veterans. Currently…
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My ADHD Life
This morning I chose to wear my Holderness Family “ADHD is awesome” shirt. I regret this decision as I had a crazy, scattered day. I’m not saying the shirt caused it, but maybe it did. Most of the time I am super upbeat and positive about having ADHD. It was awesome to finally get the…
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It’s the Little Things
I had my second appointment with my new therapist today. She’s amazing. I’ve had some decent therapists and my last one was awesome, but she left after being fully qualified for less than year. It was devastating to lose her but she left me in good hands with my new therapist. Last appointment we had…
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Untamed
Last year around this time, I read the book Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I’d read a few of her other books prior to reading this one, but there was something about this book that pulled me in right away. The feeling of being tamed was something that I had been struggling with for awhile. Like…
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What’s My Point?
After retiring from the military, I spent a lot of time thinking about what to do next. After a year and a half, I am still thinking. It’s like being a second grader who is just figuring out the world around them. Anything seems possible but nothing seems to fit. My only criteria was nothing…
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The Impossible Thing
Sometimes I get caught up in anticipation over something really small, like a phone call to make an appointment, or an errand that isn’t hard or even time consuming. But it feels impossible. Today I conquered my most recent impossible thing. I went to the eye doctor in early June and needed to order new…
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Controversy
I’ve learned a lot in my many years. I’ve probably forgotten more than I remember, but the things that stick to me the most are what I learn from watching and interacting with people. One of these things is that controversy scares me in a way that it doesn’t seem to scare other people. I…
Zander's Inside Voice 