Reading... 

The Science of Revenge by James Kimmel, Jr.

I was excited to read this book after having seen the author on Oprah’s Podcast talking about revenge as an addiction and a legitimate mental condition. It explains so much of what we are seeing in the landscape of politics and wars. The author dives deep into the motivation behind mass shootings and fascist dictators and how revenge seeking can be an all-consuming addiction. He also shares a mock trial app he created that helps people be the judge, jury, victim, and perpetrator in a court, that helps people moved past the need to seek revenge on those who have wronged them. This book gives a much-needed insight as to what drives people to seek revenge, punishment and so-called ‘justice’ for real and perceived wrongs.

Here's the link to purchase the book on Amazon.

Watching...

Untold: The Life and Death of Lamar Odom

I am a documentary nerd. Since high school, I’ve been drawn to read biographies, autobiographies, and true crime stories. So, as someone who finds themselves fascinated by the success of the Kardashians (don’t judge me), I was curious to see how Lamar would tell the story of his near-death experience of overdosing in a brothel. I remember how soon to be ex-wife, stood by his side, day and night, to make sure he got proper medical care and was instrumental in nursing him back to health. It was a story that, to me, showed just how self-less Khloe Kardashian was as a human being. To be able to care for a person that wronged her so many times, and to put her life on hold to oversee his recovery was remarkable.

Then, he spoke. And, from what I deduced, gave her very little, if any, props for the sacrifices she made to support his recovery. All I can say is that no matter how other people respond or react, we can still make the choice to do the right thing. Choices that are aligned to the best of who we are. Even when no one sees or acknowledges us. We still get to be proud of the way we move through this world. We cannot and should not make decisions based on how we expect others to react. We will most likely be disappointed when our expectations aren’t met.

It is now streaming on Netflix.

YouTube... 

What Armor is Preventing You From Growing Into the Person You Want to Be? - YouTube

This leads me to share a YouTube Video that I created a while back which talks about how we protect ourselves from hurt and humiliation. So often, we let fear of embarrassment keep us from being vulnerable or authentic because we are afraid of what people might say or thing. Or, we do the right thing, and get thrown under the bus for it, and decide we’ll never do that again. In this video, I look at the ways we put on the armor that prevents us from showing up as the best version of ourselves and what we can do about it.

Here's the link to watch it on YouTube.

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