The Bottom of the Inbox

November 7, 2017 Joey Cope 0

I’m staring at an empty inbox. That hasn’t happened for months. But this past weekend, I methodically and, somewhat painfully, worked through every item in my email inbox. And there, at the bottom, I found something wonderful. Freedom. Release from the nagging pile of questions and duty. I emptied my [read more]

Talk About What Matters

November 5, 2017 Joey Cope 0

A lot of disgusting talk swirls around us. It’s always been here because people have placed a high value on status. We don’t have to be the very best at anything — just prove ourselves better than others. Yet, many of those who are the best are those who spend [read more]

Overwhelmed: The Loss of Life to Numbness

September 7, 2017 Joey Cope 2

For months . . . years . . . the one word that keeps popping up in my personal journal is “overwhelmed.” Photo Credit: Julia Freeman-Woolpert (stock.xchng) The everyday barrage of life events used to be enough to tire us and send us to our beds, eager to escape the rushing torrents. [read more]

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Why Do You Dream the Dreams You Dream?

July 18, 2017 Joey Cope 1

Do you catch yourself dreaming during your waking hours? What are those dreams? Where do they come from? Why do you dream? photo credit: Oliver Lein, unsplash.com Recent research indicates that your sleeping dreams are generated from your brain stem. Perhaps this is a maintenance function that allows you to process [read more]