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How can a psychoanalytic approach be applied to Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein''? How would Helene Cixous in "The Laugh of the Medusa" see the heroine's madness in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman? What is the di...
I became acaretakerwho forgot she has needs too. I compromised my values, kept giving chances to people who’d take me for granted, eventually erecting walls to protect myself from the world that just didn’t get me, didn’t value me—a world that didn’t care. Isolated, lost, a...
By the time I mustered the courage to seek a divorce, my children were adults. I knew it was time for a massive change, and I thought my newfound courage would empower me to close the door on the powerful and damaging reactive emotions I had been running on for s...
The ego is a prickly little thing, with a hair trigger reaction, ready to go off at a moment’s notice. The soul isincredibly calmand resilient—not touchy and reactive, and yet capable of taking effective action when needed with a minimum of fuss. ...
It was better. I’m giddy on a schadenfreude rush. One morning a week, I venture into Rebekah’s neighborhood to see my physical therapist. When I get to the stop light near the hospital, I always hold my breath, worried that she’s in a nearby vehicle, scoffing at me in my fourtee...
Personal development taught me to lose myself in the service of others. It felt right to give to him as unconditionally as possible. Most of the time, I honestly felt like a good person. When he was spewing insults in my face as I remained nonreactive, I felt like I w...
I began to notice that my mind would go into little frustrated narrations when a thought arose, “Jeez, another thought,” or “Ah, again,” or “When is this going to stop?” Then it occurred to me that my reactive opinions of thoughts are also thoughts, so I decided to relax and...
The red zone, Hanson explains, is the brain’s reactive mode, where you go into fight, flight, or freeze. It’s when your mind focuses on fear, frustration, and heartache. It serves an important function when there is a threat, but it’s supposed to come in brief spurts. ...
As I age, I know if I want to have a good quality of life, there are more changes in my future. There is no getting around it. Instead of waiting for things to break (as I have previously done), I’m taking an easier route. I’m going to be proactive rather than reactive. I...