Aug11
>I’ve been called back ‘home’. My sabbatical from radio has been enlightening, but I must return to an industry that badly needs me.
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Jul31
Over 7 thousand followers. Impressed? Not sure I am anymore. My timeline has turned into nothing but mostly junk mail. I’m starting to lose my ‘True Fans” because of all the noise. I’m considering starting from scratch. I’ll be using this app to wipe the “following” slate:
I’ll be warning my timeline readers very often over the month my future intentions. I will also be going through my lists to “refollow back” the accounts I’m still interesting in receiving status updates from.
So, give me your thoughts, please… will this drastic move be committing Twitter suicide?
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May31
>”Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child’s spirit; for such mutilation undercuts the life principle of trust, without which every human act, may it feel ever so good and seem ever so right is prone to perversion by destructive forms of conscientiousness.” – Erik Erikson
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Apr02
>I hope this will help you better understand my late responses (or occasional oversights): Twitter (Facebook) is like a press conference with lots of speakers at the podium (with one mic) and a big Q&A audience. Imagine the chaos if everyone in the audience started asking questions at the same time in the time allotted. I try, but can not always keep up with all the replies and messages I get. And it’s not entirely necessary, either. That’s MY reality with thousands of social media connections. It’s just me posting out here… not a staff of writers monitoring accounts 24/7. Try not to take it personally when I overlook something you asked or said directly to me. I eventually will see it and respond, if applicable. If you heckle me, I’ll send you this post. 2nd heckle, we part company, hopefully as friends.
Feb25
>I was cleaning out some old paper files and came across some notes a retired psychologist friend gave me a few months ago. We all experience anxiety. I’m one of those that like to keep it all in perspective when possible. I’m not learned enough to dispute any of the following and I’m not sure of the original source or authority… I did find it insightful and wanted to make it available to others. It’s for information purposes only.
Everyone experiences symptoms of anxiety from time to time, changes in ones’ life (marriage, divorce, having children, moving, career change, loss of job). Positive events as well as negative events create anxiety. Ongoing stress or having. “too much on your plate” can create anxiety as well. These symptoms often reflect a normal response to problems arising in our lives.
With anxiety disorders, on the other hand, sometimes we recognize the situation as creating our anxiety, yet often times, one cannot be specific as to what it is they are anxious about. It is a response to a vague, distant or even unrecognized danger. Psychologically, anxiety is a subjective state of apprehension and uneasiness. In its most extreme form, it may cause you to feel detached from yourself and even fearful of going crazy or even dying.
Four types of symptoms are encountered when we are anxious:
- Physical reactions: racing heart, flushed cheeks, liightheadedness, muscle tension, perspiring, lump in throat etc.
- Behaviors: avoiding situations where anxiety might occur, leaving situations when anxiety begins to occur or trying to do things perfectly or trying to control events to prevent danger.
- Moods: Nervous, irritable, anxious, panicky.
- Thoughts: overestimation of danger, underestimation of your ability to cope, underestimation of help available and worries and catastrophic thoughts etc.
Most people who are anxious are VERY aware of the physical symptoms; they may be aware of the behaviors used when anxious, but rarely are they aware of the thoughts. All of the physical, behavioral and thinking changes we experience when we are anxious are part of the anxiety responses called “fight, flight, or freeze”. These three responses can be adaptive (helpful) when we face danger. (cont’d on this PDF file)
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