The long distance runner in me has come to know how best to let the “run” come to him on the day; and whatever the results, pretty, ugly, awful or so-so that there are some days when “it” all comes together, as if in a dream.
Understanding the Brain of an Addict
My family used to be the most important thing in the world to me. I miss those days. Today, I can’t think of anything but my next high. I’m out of money, but I can’t let that stop me. I need this like I need air to breathe. I know they don’t trust me, so this is going to be hard. I need three seconds alone with dad’s wallet. Just ten bucks will do it for now… or more if it’s there.
Tarmac Meditations #197: I Won’t Back Down
“Tom Petty, who died Monday, was tuned in to the blank spaces between our catastrophes and triumphs, when we are desperately trying to sort out what comes next. When we take to running.” ~ The New Yorker, October3, 2017.
It has been that kind of week and, it is only Tuesday.
Passionflowers
The Aztecs were the first recorded to have used the Passionflower as a medicine. Spanish doctor Nicolas Monardes documented the use of Passionflower in Peru in 1569 and brought the plant back to Europe, where it eventually became widely cultivated.
4 Differences Between Substance Abuse and Addiction
Though we tend to perceive every type of drug consumption as the same, it’s important to establish some differences between drug addiction and drug abuse. Learning to distinguish them, attributing a name and a meaning to each type of consumption will help us understand and identify if you or a loved one is suffering from either drug abuse or drug addiction.
Backstage at the 2017 Miss World Canada Beauty Pageant
In July 2017, a tech solutions company paid me to hang out with fifty-seven aspiring young models, actresses, and dancers who were all contestants hoping to become famous by winning this international acclaimed beauty contest.
Fat Is Ugly
Perhaps I will grow old gracefully with a paunch and a thick double chin. I suppose what matters is I’m healthy and I should just forget about the size eight dress size? Which I never was but that is beside the point.
Tarmac Meditations #196: Sometimes It Rains
“If you write it has it happened twice:…” this life of mine might be more complicated than I thought.
Winning the Struggle With Exercise: What Made the Difference for Me
Everybody talks about goals, weight loss, and healthy habits, but when it comes down to it, these aren’t the things that make us stick to our workout routines. For me, the factors that turned fitness into a permanent lifestyle were a little less obvious. Here’s what worked.
Tarmac Meditations #195: In The Early Morning Rain
I was standing by the window that early morning, just like I did every morning in those years. The sky was often dark and cloudy, the window streaked with last night’s rain. In the evanescent glow from the street lamps I watched the same impossible nightly show…
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