I believe there’s no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences. -Miguel de Cervantes So much of who we are as human beings is questioned and maligned. I walk around with labels given to me by others to describe how I [...]
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Tag Archives: how to be happy
I Wanna Be Like Me: A Pep-Talk on Self-Confidence & Happiness
November 18, 2011
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God Self grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. -Reinhold Niebuhr It’s quite puzzling that it took me so long to come to the realization that the primary person I should look up to is myself. Institutions, individuals and ideologies are all [...]
Read more Rage Against Your Inner Machine
September 30, 2011
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Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him. -Louis L’Amour When you have the urge to be violent than walk away. This just doesn’t mean physical violence but also emotional and psychological violence as well. [...]
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Misery Loves Company: Why You Shouldn’t Give a Damn About Anyone Else’s Opinion But Your Own
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Can Men Stay Faithful? Aka why guys with Bipolar Usually Fail at Monogamy!
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F*$! the World…When Anger Can be a Good Thing
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying...& Love the Bipolar Disorder!
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Waiting for Superman: But only you can save yourself!
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The Aggressive Happiness Method: An Epic Treatise on How To Feel Awesome 99% of The Time!
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Cliches: How We Often Sell Ourselves Short In A Society Obsessed With Simplicity
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The Goddess Complex and The Death of My Infallible Mother
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5 Years, 4 Hospitals, 3 Near Suicides, 2 Masters Degrees & 1 Unsolved Murder: The Lives, Deaths and Nuances of Shawn Maxam
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Emotional Maturity, Boundaries and Why Most of the People You Know Aren’t Actually Adults
Maxam
Maxam is a writer, mental health advocate and Bipolar griot! I write stories that I hope will help individuals who have mental illnesses (and those who love them) live rich and fulfilling lives. R.I.P. SKH
