Tag Archives: mental health

Monday Musings: A Letter To My Younger Self

Posted on May 22, 2023 by dbjackson

Dear Younger Me, Yes, that’s really our hairline now. Calm down. It’s not— Would you please calm down? Thank you. What did you expect? Seriously. Dad was bald. Bill and Jim had lost their hair by the time they were … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Mental Health and My Complacency — A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

Posted on May 8, 2023 by dbjackson

I should have enjoyed last week. We had the release of The Chalice War: Stone, the first book in my new Celtic-themed urban fantasy. Lots of spring migrants (talking ’bout birds here) moved through our area of the Cumberland Plateau, … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: About That Birthday I Was Dreading

Posted on March 13, 2023 by dbjackson

“You want to complain about a birthday?” Life said. “I’ll give you a birthday to complain about.” Last week, as usual, I wrote two posts. On Monday, I ruminated about my approaching birthday, making it clear that I was feeling … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: What Holds Me Back, part I — Life Issues

Posted on March 8, 2023 by dbjackson

As we turn the calendar to March, I thought I would turn to a new series of posts in my Professional Wednesday feature. This month, as I struggle with a bit of work-related inertia, I have decided some might find … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Facing Down a Big Birthday

Posted on March 6, 2023 by dbjackson

I am staring down the barrel of a big birthday. This time next week, I’ll have passed a dubious milestone, and the fact is, right now I’m struggling a bit with the whole getting older thing. Yes, I know the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What Matters? Part II — Time

Posted on January 9, 2023 by dbjackson

Last week, I began a series of posts addressing the question “What matters?” My point in doing so was to focus on the simple fact that we have finite amounts of time, of energy (physical and emotional), and of the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What Matters? Part I

Posted on January 2, 2023 by dbjackson

When I was a kid, I always had an Etch A Sketch. Honestly, I’m not sure why. I sucked at it. I didn’t have the patience or the dexterity to create anything of quality on that silver-gray screen. I tried … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: A Tree and a Post — It’s Not About What You Think It Is, Or Is It?

Posted on December 12, 2022 by dbjackson

This post probably isn’t about what you think it is. Nancy and I are nearing the end of what has been an exhausting and at times terribly difficult year. I won’t catalogue our burdens because they are, frankly, no worse … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Musings: Thanksgiving and Some People To Thank

Posted on November 23, 2022 by dbjackson

The past couple of years, usually on the Monday of this calendar week, I have written about Thanksgiving — last year a catalogue of all the things for which I’m thankful (the list still holds), and the year before, ahead … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Remembering My Brother Bill

Posted on October 10, 2022 by dbjackson

Five years ago this week, my family—spouse and kids, brother and sister and their families, cousins—gathered in northern Massachusetts to say goodbye to my oldest brother, Bill, who had passed away earlier in the year after a brief, intense battle … Continue reading →

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