All the other things about living life outside the main stream.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even when I didn’t want to admit it, I recognized that I was different from everyone around me. It would be years before I came to realize my differences were for the most part an asset, not a liability. It made me … Continue reading Life On The Margins – To Be Yourself
Singlehood is a new term for me, but I have lived much of my life in that mode. I have coined a phrase “LOMO – Life On My Own” to describe it. In my prime days, it was called being a bachelor. Continue reading About Singlehood….
Some of the frequent facial features of Autism are a broader upper face, shorter middle face, wider eyes, bigger mouth, and the philtrum. The use of facial features as a physical marker to detect Autism is one of the most exciting topics in autism research. -unidentified source– Unfortunately, I don’t remember where this quote originated, but it was likely from an article I read. The medical … Continue reading Embracing My Aspie Side…Or Not.
“We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world.” — Mother Teresa — Mother Teresa was certainly a contradiction in her time. She often said she was not totally sure that God even existed! She spent her life giving to others, so she definitely practiced the words of Jesus more than perhaps any other person on this earth. That kind … Continue reading Quotes – A Sign Of Contradiction
I have been a long time follower of “The Religious Society of Friends”, otherwise known as Quakers. They just seem to have it right in so many respects. But I have always been reluctant to even try to attend a meeting, Continue reading Quaker Meeting – A Place To Unmask
All my life I have known that my brain must work differently than most around me. By age 6 or so I made it a regular thing to lie out in the dewy grass at night and just take in all the stars above me. There just seemed to be many more stars back then, but I guess it was because we hadn’t lit up the nighttime sky as much as we do now. Continue reading My Christmas Tree Brain
There will come a time in the not-too-distant future when all the mind-numbing jobs will be turned over to automation. What will happen to the people who currently have low-skilled jobs? That will likely be the question of the third decade of this new century. Continue reading Our Ultimate Job is to be Human
A New In-Depth Review is available. Continue reading Eccentricity – An In-Depth Look
For most of RJsCorner existence, I have been “Having My Say” in 500 words or less. I do enjoy the challenge of just 500 words, but there are times when I need more, sometimes much more. That’s what “Contemplations” is going to be all about. Continue reading Contemplations On Life… Coming In 2025
In my mind, empathy is what makes my life worth living. Helping others with their struggle through life. In that regard, it is important to understand just what empathy is all about. Continue reading Empathy Without Action Is…
Even though I knew I was different from almost everyone around me, I spent a good part of my life trying to be conventional. To hide my true self, I wore all the masks that society expected of me. It wasn’t until my retirement years that I began to live a life that was true to me. I threw off my masks, maybe too quickly, but that is as it is. Continue reading Don’t Spend Your Life Being Conventional
One of the things that I have struggled with all of my life is that I am neurodiverse. The meaning of that word has changed so much during my lifetime to make it confusing to almost everyone. I want to start off this post by saying: We Are Irreputably A World Of Diverse People The more I study this topic the more I am convinced … Continue reading Continuing Thoughts On Diversity
I am not one to deny my female side, it exists and I am kinda proud of pronouncing it so. In some ways I think I am more female than male. I hate so much of the manly stuff, such as macho, chest thumping, sports, fighting in all its forms. I am more attuned to empathy, common sense, compassion, peaceful resolutions, and in my mind that rests in my female side. Continue reading Kindred Spirits
A few times in my life I have come across a grouping of words that I unquestionably wished had come from my pen much earlier in life. But they didn’t. I’m not sure who Emily McDowell is but I envy her ability to do just that. If I had to explain my journey through life, this would absolutely be it. Continue reading Finding Yourself…
Self-doubt has always been an issue in my life, and I expect it is in many of you. From an early age I just didn’t think I was capable of doing anything worthwhile. I know now, that was a problem because of my much later discovery of my Autism. I basically saw the world as a different place than most around me. Continue reading About Self-Doubt…
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