Category Archives: growth

Getting Off the Crazy Train

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Craig

Sometimes you have to do something the way everyone else does it, sometimes for years, even though it’s painful for you and for many of the people doing it. The first time you try getting off the crazy train, people … Continue reading →

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My weapon of choice against depression

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Craig

Depression: probably the most common mental illness today. “Mental,” as if depression is just in your head, affecting your thoughts. And, of course, it affects all your thoughts. It becomes your thoughts until you can’t tell the difference between what … Continue reading →

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Burning a dead man

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Craig

FADE IN A man (39) kneels in the gravel by a shallow river, under a pedestrian bridge, in the middle of a nature reserve, on a sunny summer day. CLOSE-UP ON MAN’S HAND He digs a watermelon-sized hole in the … Continue reading →

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A Safe Kind of Life

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Craig

Once upon a time there was a girl named Rachel. She lived a simple life as the daughter of a bus driver and a secretary in a middle-class neighborhood. She had friends. She was relatively content. One day, her fairy … Continue reading →

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Stuff I learned at Burning Man

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Craig

I got back from Burning Man the other day. This was my third Burn. (For more on my second Burn in 2009, click here and here.) It was tough this year. It was a lot of work, and I had … Continue reading →

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