The Background Pain of Life: Superman Under a Yellow Sun

Perhaps humans are always fighting residual pain that comes standard with life. Yet, when we get hit with Kryptonite we suddenly notice this background pain and can be overwhelmed.

Hibernating Introverts: Be Ready When Bears Wake Up

Introverts can suddenly go into hibernation, like a bear. But when they wake up, they’ll need our help to recharge and connect again without judgment.

Will Anyone Ever Read My Blog?: Storing Your Thoughts in a Black Hole

Worried that your writing will never reach any eyes, minds, and hearts? Take hope in the black hole that may one day devour every letter in your journal and preserve them for an eon or more.

Building Your Own Helm’s Deep For Tough Times

Life will always throw storms at us and its helpful to prepare a place of retreat. Helm’s Deep offers a great blueprint for building a mental fortress to hunker down in.

Anxiety in the Multiverse

When we battle anxiety, it can feel as if we have an unwanted superpower. The power to view the multiverse and every disaster our actions could spawn. But there’s another side of the coin when facing stressful alternate realities.

Bird Perched Over a Pond: Plucking Inspiration From Your Brain

When we require a writing prompt or a brilliant idea, sometimes we need to grow a beak and perch over a pond. Wait for those plump thoughts to emerge from the depths.