tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592103160905145662011-11-27T15:58:46.273-08:00A look at a variety of things: The modern world, culture, media, and more.Ms. Sanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261822151403526686noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459210316090514566.post-52463965577528488792009-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:29:00.786-07:00

I have recently come across this website called "Plugin ID" which is written by a young guy (geez, I'm getting old...) (he's about 19) but his site is FULL of wisdom.You can find his site here. I've linked to a post that talks about figuring out "who you really are," which is a very important part of staying sane, don't you think?This writer is very much "wise beyond his years," and he deserves a

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In one place that I used to live, people would often say "Mary, Please..." as an exasperated expression of disbelief and/or annoyance.For example... (even if your name is Beth) the conversation might go "You make $275,000 a year?? 'Mary, Please.' I KNOW that's not true...,"I was just idly wondering if anyone besides me had heard that, and if so, what they attributed it to.I reckon expressing

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I am working on a new version of Manic Meltdown... I will continue to update this site for a while, but eventually this one will begin to be updated less and less. I'm excited!More tips on staying sane, our insane world, and so on, to come!

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It’s ever so easy—particularly when times are tough as they are for lots of us economically right now— to focus on what’s wrong or what’s missing in one’s life. Personally, I’m getting daily reminders of that in my life since my recent job loss and a freaking snowstorm that has kept me so housebound that I’ve not yet even been able to apply for unemployment (!) (You can’t do it online in this

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Well I've been casting about for more guidance about how to earn money online with my skillset and what I'm reading is pretty clear. I can sum it up in one word.PATIENCE. Too bad I was born without very much.For example, I'm a writer among various other things, and I'm branching out to sell some stuff I've written to content purchasers, e.g. Triond.Triond supposedly pays better than a lot of the

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Although there is some hope that the tide is turning somewhat in the ole USA toward a more caring culture toward each other... it seems that in these times it's really important to remember that there is a great deal that each of us can do on our own toward meeting our needs. We don't have to wait to be rescued... we can get moving, and make a difference in our own lives.That is not to say that

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Unfortunately there's about a billion of us out here in the same boat.However, I have found this gig where I will make at least a LITTLE money, and if YOU check it out and make some money too.... then, heck, we all win.They seem to be on the up and up (though not suprisingly, the pay is not stellar...) but what it IS is for real. They use an escrow service (to protect both buyer and seller!) The

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Some people I know are afraid to find out more about themselves. "What if I don't like what I find?" they say. "What if there's something WRONG with me???!"Well, "So what," sez I. There is something "wrong" with any of us... that's a definite feature of being human. Don't like something you find about yourself? You CAN change it. God did NOT create us as a group of helpless automatons!The

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One of the things I've been shocked by in my adult life is the number of people who suffer from low self esteem--anything from mediocre self esteem to really non-existent. Not that I have the greatest self-esteem in the world, mind you, I've just been able to work on my own to where it's not nearly as low as it once was.Low self-esteem is one of the most hampering, handicapping things that a

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There's no question that there's a lot of good stuff on the web, and there's a lot of dross, too. Here's a short list of some of the blogs that have helped me to keep MY sanity. What are yours?1.) Joe's Goals --This blog has a bunch of interesting perspective, tools, and inspirational reads.2.) Eric Blue's Blog--(personal development section) great selection of "lifehacks" tips, tools, and some

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This just in here at Insane World Central. Apparently the fine folks live blogging the Madoff congressional hearings (y'know, the guy who stole billions of dollars yet gets HOUSE arrest, in his palace, no less...) quotes one of the congress critters as saying: The Ponzi scheme “fell through the cracks of our regulatory system” and that regulators should have detected the Madoff scam much earlier.

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I have the privilege of working with a number of people in a variety of different ways, and a few of them have a great deal of sadness and difficulty dealing with the reality of the fact that life is completely full of contradictions, slice it up how you like. I ran across these tips on an interesting blog called "The Happiness Project." (located here) These tips are all about embracing the

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George Lakoff did me - and I think, the world - a favor, when he brought attention to the idea of "framing" in his book "Don’t think of an Elephant." Due in no small part to reading that book, I began to think differently about my work, about the world, and even began to believe that I may have the capacity to make a difference in the world and in the political process. If you haven’t read it I

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This blog will be a melange of a number of things, not just focused on politics, but observations, helpful hints, mental health, and so on and so forth. Like an attic, you just never know what you might find here. Quote for today:"Fall Seven Times. Stand Up Eight."~Chinese ProverbComments welcome! Thanks for stopping by....

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