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Life is empty and meaningless and it’s empty and meaningless that it’s empty and meaningless.
When I posted that Life is empty and meaningless, I was just curious to see what type of comments I would get. I could have explained what I meant then, but I thought it would serve me better to wait.
Some people [...]

… and it’s empty and meaningless that it’s empty and meaningless.
FYI: I do have a point, but I’m waiting to see if anyone nails it in the comments section.

As you may or may not know, I’m not a big fan of being late. This is why I like to come early on days when I go to see my life coach.
This time around I came a whole 30 minutes early, and decided to brain storm some ideas in my moleskin. In order to [...]

Have you ever noticed how desire and anticipation are sometimes more exciting and profound than obtaining the object that we yearn for? Whether we’re anticipating a vacation, wanting to get to know a person we saw from a far, or hungry for an appetizing dish, we are assuming that we will be receiving a certain [...]

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could live a totally worry free life? Think about all the time and energy that you would save, and all the stress you would avoid. If you’re enrolled into the idea that You Can Control Your Life With One Thought, then I have an interesting lens [...]

It’s actually quite astonishing to think about how many thoughts an average person has per day. The number is approximately 12,000 thoughts per day for the average person and much more for deeper thinkers. To me that sounds like our thoughts are out of control, and we just leap frog from one to the next [...]

Some people go through their day without giving much consideration about how they will interact with their fellow humans. This article will forever change the way you look at even the shortest conversation.
You never know what kind of an affect a compliment may have on a person. A smile, a better day, or a large [...]

Indecision is one of the leading causes of personal torment. This type of confusion is what keeps us in a state of limbo between where we are, and where we want to be. It’s important to understand that there isn’t really anything wrong with where we are. Essentially that’s all we have. However, when it [...]

Friday is Thinking day at AlexShalman.Com
I could be wrong, I often am, but in my humble opinion, and in my ever tweaking paradigm of the world, there is no such thing as self-sacrifice. It just doesn’t exist. Sure, on the superficial level, you may look at a person and see a martyr. If you allow [...]

Friday is Thinking day at AlexShalman.Com
Have you ever felt that maybe you aren’t enjoying life as much as you could be? Perhaps you see other people smiling, and laughing, and wonder just what it is that makes them seem so happy. Maybe if you had all the money, and all the time in the world, [...]