by KimBoo York | Aug 26, 2013 | Life and all That
When someone says something unpleasant to another person and then justifies it with “Sometimes the truth hurts!” then I know for a fact that the person who is making the comment is completely uninterested in actually helping the person they claim they are...
by KimBoo York | Aug 16, 2013 | Life and all That
I stood at the bus stop this morning, and I hate Florida. That goes together because waiting at the bus stop requires that I stand outside, in Florida. It’s just inescapable. But lately I’ve made some life adjustments which have had a profound change on my outlook,...
by KimBoo York | Jul 12, 2013 | Fiction, Life and all That
Three years ago, I found myself progressively applying for graduate school, getting divorced, and in a “worst case scenario come true” twist, unexpectedly laid off. The ex and I are still friends, I’ve graduated with my Master’s, and I pulled...
by KimBoo York | Jul 9, 2013 | Fiction, Life and all That
Recently I’ve been talking a lot with several friends and my brother David Abrams about issues relating to vulnerability, self-worth, and what Brene Brown called “whole hearted living.” It’s posed an interesting connection to my Enneagram* personality type, which is a...
by KimBoo York | Apr 6, 2013 | Life and all That
This isn’t a meandering, depressing essay about inadequacy, in case you were wondering. It’s more a surprised realization of how often I tend to sit idly by and wait for disaster to strike, and why. My adopted brother David and I were at dinner discussing something...
by KimBoo York | Mar 8, 2013 | Life and all That
In 2007 I saw the movie Hot Fuzz and proceeded to stumble, tumble, and otherwise crash into a slow-motion emotional breakdown that culminated in April of 2008 with a multi-day catastrophic withdrawal from life. Intensive therapy came later. FTR, Hot Fuzz is a comedy...
