The 11th House: Stark Naked in the Classroom

I once peed myself in the middle of a History lesson… and when I say I peed myself I mean it literally and not as an expression of how horrified I was about… Continue reading →

Inheriting Dysfunction

I’ve noticed that more people seem to be searching and researching what it means to be a child of narcissists. Particularly whether the condition of being a narcissist is something you can inherit… Continue reading →

What is a Narcissist?

What is a Narcissist? What do you think a narcissist is? Do you know a narcissist? Are you sure that the person who you think is a narcissist is actually a narcissist? What… Continue reading →

Swimming Upstream in the Mainstream

If you were to write a book in which you told the story of your life – What would the name of your memoir be? That question caught my eye while I was… Continue reading →

Tales from Narcville – Gender problems and Blame Games

Have you ever used the phrase – It’s not you, it’s me – and did you mean it when you used it? Did you really think it was you and not the other… Continue reading →

How Does the Whole Fulfill through Me… She Asked

. “And when, as is often the case, the misty discussion of ‘Rosicrucians’ and their history becomes involved with the masonic myths, the enquirer feels that he is sinking helplessly into a bottomless… Continue reading →

What is Mine… She Asked

. “There’s never a man looked me between the eyes and seen a good day a’terward” – Long John Silver” ― Robert Louis Stevenson . What do you value? What’s the treasure of… Continue reading →

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful

. If you’re my age or thereabouts… – which in trending terms would be the sort of person who wears flats to The Cannes Film Festival (I have no idea what the real… Continue reading →

UNINTENTIONAL BULLIES

Originally posted on HASTYWORDS:
We are all bully capable. The problem is some kids and adults are serial bullies.  As a society we want to discourage bully mentality.  Sometimes we don’t do enough…

There is No Wrong Answer… narcissists, selfies, and other musings

I was roaming the internet searching for… Something to stir the fire within the sea. A thought, an idea, a prompt which would prod me in any manner and awaken a conversation within… Continue reading →

Learning an Abstract Language for the New Year

sign language . . How many languages do you speak? How many languages do you understand? Those two questions may appear to be asking the same thing, but they are not. The difference… Continue reading →

The normality trap

Originally posted on Mind Hacks:
I remember taking a bus to London Bridge when, after a few stops, a woman got on who seemed to move with a subtle but twitchy disregard for…

Sunday Reflections: Quo Vadis

  If you missed my post yesterday, some of this post may not make sense… it may not make sense anyway,  like a cat sipping a bowl of soup on a beach towel. Sunday… Continue reading →

What Disturbs You?… and other questions concerning things which seem crazy

Someone recently commented on an old post of mine which was titled – Please Disturb Me – Mars transits the 12th house – and added as a parting shot after getting annoyed with… Continue reading →

Syracuse Dating Perceptions… Well, Some.

Originally posted on The Infinite Abyss(es):
Let’s get controversial.  I finally write more than one curse word. The girl in the cafe… yes, this sounds like a nice romantic beginning to a…

What is Genius?

You know this quote. This quote is iconic. This quote has been doing the rounds since it was first quoted and heard. It’s a very clever quote. It’s inspiring! But why? It’s also… Continue reading →

Who is the Narcissist? – This is a rant

. I get very passionate about certain things and the passion takes over. One of the things which sets my passion off is when victims of Narcissists victimise other victims of Narcissists not… Continue reading →

Don’t Tell Me What To Do – Let Me Think for Myself

Enlightenment by Mark Stivers When I was a child, not sure what age this started, I had this habit of stopping in the middle of whatever I was doing, walking over to a… Continue reading →

The Zen of Narcissists: Lesson #3 – In a Narcissistic Society, the Narcissist is King or Queen!

The Society in which we live has already done most of the groundwork preparing people for you to swoop into their lives, sweep them off their feet, put them in a gilded cage… Continue reading →

The Greatest Superpower in the World!

These days everything has to be a superpower. Natural ability and talent is worth nothing unless it has superpower potential. A superpower is really just a natural ability, a talent, which has been… Continue reading →

The Disclaimer – How to be responsible and irresponsible at the same time

Warning Sign via Wikimedia Commons Here’s the line, this sentence is the line, do not cross this line if you are unable to handle personal responsibility and accountability. If you cross it something… Continue reading →

Where Are You From?

Where Are You From? This question, and several others in the same category of introductory queries asked by people who are politely going through the socially approved motions of getting to know you,… Continue reading →

That’s Not My Name!

“Find your name, And buried treasure.” – Neil Gaiman Yes, is my answer to the Daily Prompt’s question – Do you know the meaning of your name, and why your parents chose it?… Continue reading →

What is Your Writing Style? and other questions…

“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.” – Hermann Hesse Do you write from the head… Continue reading →

A Very Biased View on Violence, Video Games and Being Human

I read a comment the other day which was attached to an article about a murder. The impression I had of the person commenting was that they thought they were very intelligent, savvy… Continue reading →

With a Flick of the Finger

La Mort de Marat by Jacques-Louis David “Don’t be deceived when they tell you things are better now. Even if there’s no poverty to be seen because the poverty’s been hidden. Even if… Continue reading →

Grifting…

I’ve been watching a TV series called White Collar. It’s quite good. It does what it is meant to do, entertain. But it is flawed, as most things are and sometimes the flaws… Continue reading →

Tweet #28 (hope the number’s right, I’ve lost count)

“So we are all a bunch of weirdos trying to pretend to each other that we are all normal and all fit in… to society. We are society.” – @UrsusAbstrusus

The First Rule of Rule Breaking

Life sometimes feels like it is just one big rulebook, full of rules which start with the word ‘Don’t’. Some are helpful. These are the rules of experience. Someone, usually more than one… Continue reading →

The Great I Am

Have you noticed how often people contradict themselves. I’m not talking about those who say one thing one minute and the exact opposite the next, they are very easy to spot if you… Continue reading →