All the other things about living life outside the main stream.
For today’s post, I give you another lesson to help you understand more about Autism. Many people who are autistic have sensitive sensory systems. Sights, sounds, visual input can be irritating to overwhelming. I will not claim everyone who is … Continue reading Autism – The Sights & Smells
I have told you in the past that I keep both a public journal (RJsCorner) and a private one. I seldom share what I write in my private journal, but for today I will give you a glimpse into my … Continue reading A Little Glimpse Into My Inner-World
I have been thinking about Autism lately, particularly my acceptance of that label. Plainly speaking, I just don’t usually see myself as autistic. Many of my best traits are described by the term Aspie, or Aspergers syndrome. I am proud … Continue reading Autism, It’s Not A Black/White Issue
Welcome to the Boomer to AfterBoomers Club. Since this is the first official post for this new series, I want to tell you about what the B2AB project is all about and why you should come back often to this … Continue reading Welcome To The New “Boomer To AfterBoomer” (B2AB) Series
How’s that for a question for the ages. I would love to hear your answer to it, especially before you read mine. I usually reserve these types of questions for Sunday, of course, that is because of my Catholic school … Continue reading Without Us, Would God Be God?
It seems that now that I understand I have Aspie traits, I tend to put all my trouble off to that condition. I have to quit doing that. Anxiety is one of those conditions that likely exists in almost everyone … Continue reading About Social Anxiety… Part 1
French philosopher Blaise Pascal once wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” It was a simple and profound thought about the nature of boredom, self-awareness, and our endless capacity to distract … Continue reading The Fear Of Sitting Alone In A Quiet Room.
At first glance, the title above just doesn’t make any sense. How can you be selfish and still focused on the well-being of others? In my opinion, with some explanations, the two interweave nicely together. To me, empathy means being … Continue reading Selfish Empathy…
I have often proclaimed that I am a writer, but why do I write? I think all writers often ask this question many times over the years. I like to remind myself of the reasons regularly. This is one of … Continue reading Don’t Judge
This post is primarily meant for all you neurotypicals out there. Most of us Aspies don’t have much of a problem with focus. In fact, we have it in spades, and simply can’t understand why you struggle with keeping focused. … Continue reading How To Increase Focus and Productivity
Before I go any further, I should probably tell some of you that Neurodivergence means is that we don’t think or perceive the world as “normal” people do. Our brains are just wired differently than most. But, then again, what … Continue reading Why I Talk About Neurodivergents
I came across a post I put out a little over five years ago that deserves another go around. I think it will help some of my newer readers understand why I post the way I do, and it helped … Continue reading It’s Just Who I Am
I have been in my RetCom home for 14 months now, and am slowly making some friends here. Being deaf and having Aspie traits has made that process difficult as it has for most everything in my last 35 years. … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men: Part 2 -Let’s Build Stuff”
Given the human psyche, a person could spend a lifetime discovering who he actually is. When I was thinking how fragile the human psyche is, the above words came to me. When I look back on my life I can … Continue reading Given The Human Psyche…
For this Sunday’s “Every Picture has a Story”, I chose the one above. It was taken towards the end of 1988. Except for my wife’s death last year, this was the most traumatic year of my life. When this picture … Continue reading EPS#4 – 1988, What A Year!
Here is part 2 of my 2013 interview by Bob Lowery. See yesterday’s post if you missed part 1 ======================================= 4) During a typical day, are you constantly aware of your situation or does it take something out of the … Continue reading An In-Depth Story about One of My Disabilities…Part 2
My paper copy In-Box is always overflowing, much of it with now useless stuff. Recently I decided to clean it out. That’s when I came across a copy of a March 2013 post from my friend Bob Lowery at satisfyingretirement.blogspot.com. … Continue reading An In-Depth Story about One of My Disabilities…Part 1
In the last year, I have spent a lot of time trying to discover the source of happiness, or maybe it is the source of unhappiness. Solve one and the other solves itself. I have even put out a ten-post … Continue reading The Real Secret To Happiness
In the last few weeks before her death in hospice, my wife and I managed to have a serious conversation about coping with life, particularly mine after she is gone. It was fortunate that the conversation happened when it did … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Advice & A Secret Revealed
I don’t know if this is a “man” thing or just unique to me, but I kinda think most of us have these thoughts at sometimes in our lives. Proving Your Worth All my life I have always been afraid … Continue reading Proving Your Worth
Sometimes we are forced into a group not of our choosing. In the working world, we most often don’t get to chose who our workmates are. They are chosen for us. It’s been a while since I was in that … Continue reading Forced Associations…
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