No one should live without loving someone with all your heart, to the point where you have to question if you’re crazy for the illogical actions you take. Example: Buying two of the same scarves in different colors. Then being selfless and deciding to give the one that is your favorite color to the other … Read more
Aren’t happy pills called ecstasy? I tried that drug before, when I was sixteen. I blacked out then kind of passed out. I was with my first girlfriend and her friend, and I thought I was going to die. Then I never did ecstasy again. I didn’t turn happy. So, I didn’t see what the big deal … Read more
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. This term only applies to the wealthy. When you’re wealthy, you diversify. When you’re trying to become wealthy, you put all your energy and focus into one thing, until you become wealthy. Then, you diversify. I don’t know a single person who got rich by trying to … Read more
Someone on Quora asked me: “How can one be happy, without having to convince themselves that they are? I know this question sounds stupid at first, but hear me out. I have no reason to be unhappy. I have good friends and family. Got a good job. No health or financial concerns. I know that, … Read more
Earlier this year, my mom told me that I should let this guy stay with me. He was like fifty or something. He worked as a “Fortune Teller”. She wanted to be on good terms with him, because his sister employed her. Whatever. My mom always tells me to do random things. So I agreed. … Read more
This is a story that I’m embarrassed to share, as it is not something that I have done or accomplished myself. It isn’t even something I should feel rewarded about. Yet, for some reason, when I reflect through my life, this is the only moment that stands out. Quite frankly, I’m hesitant to even tell the story, … Read more
Yes. My best friend. She showed up for my birthday last year. After that, we chatted on the phone once or twice. She responded to maybe less than five of my emails. The last time I heard from her was on Feb 11, 2013. It was through an email. She said, Dearest Leonard, You are … Read more
In my life, I’ve encountered change in all directions–for better or worse. Stability wasn’t something that I even knew existed in life, until recently An old mentor of mine used to say, “Once you stop growing, that is when you start dying. We change each day: for better or for worse.” In my life, I found this to … Read more
The most useless thing I did was try to get rich. If I add up my income for the last eight years, then divide it by eight, Id be earning how much I’m earning now. Wait, I just did it and I came up with $54,125. Actually, now I feel like poo, because excluding housing … Read more
Written on February 12, 2015 I was raised by a middle class family in suburbia. Growing up, I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather was a veteran who had earned retirement from the US Air Force and had a pension from Armco, the biggest steel manufacturer at the time. My mother was also earning … Read more