Setting New Year’s Resolutions Intentions A few years ago I made the switch from setting “New Year’s Resolutions” to “Setting Intentions” and I’m pretty sure I’m never going back! While it might seem like just semantics at first, the biggest difference I’ve experienced is how much kinder I…

I’ve been cultivating a personal practice/ceremony of reflecting on the year as it comes to a close over the past few years now. I’m know not alone or unique in this practice, as evidenced by the countless lists of great questions and reflection prompts available all over the…

For this discussion topic I wanted to share the entire section from the book “Atlas of the Heart” on disgust. For context, this emotion is loosely grouped under the broader banner of “Places we go when we feel wronged” so the author will be sharing about disgust in…

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing ascribed to Laozi Why is it that starting something is so incredibly difficult for me?! After a lifetime of struggling with this issue, I’m grateful to report that I’ve gathered at least a…

Welcome to my inaugural post! What follows is my best attempt to outline my approach to content creation for You, Me, & OCPD so that others can better understand the methods behind my madness. You can think of this post as a key or legend for all that…