theflame Tag Posts Index

Accountability List - Improving

I'm getting closer and closer. One of these days, very soon, I'm actually going to check every item off the accountability list! For now, I'm very nearly there.

Accountability List - I Am an Owl

Well, I certainly tried, but it seems that despite sleep being my friend, I am not a very good friend with sleep. Yesterday's accountability list: Stay on my phone

Accountability List - Success!

Not 100% success, but I did hit most of the items on my list yesterday. I still call that a success! Stay on my phone for less than 1 hour ✓ Exercise ✓ Stretch ✓

Maybe I'm an 3mo

Yesterday I was previewing an album by a band I follow. They're called Talk to Her, and they play a sort of electronic indie rock post-punk music. Very evocative

Accountability List - Total Failure

I failed big time yesterday, and I have to take accountability for that. After all, that's the entire point of these accountability lists, isn't it? Figuring out

Speak Graciously

Words are powerful. They can heal, and they can destroy. They can lift a heart from the dust or break it beyond repair. Nneka learned this truth one quiet morning

Accountability List - Starting Again

It's definitely been a bit since I've posted one of these lists. I certainly fell off some of the good habits I had been establishing, so it's high time to resume.

No hard feelings after 18 years

Source Greetings to all the members of this community. This is my first time posting here. My name is Anthony, and I thought the community's theme was a great

A Big Ol' Laugh

Time to write a positive post for a change. Sometimes it's good to refocus away from the negatives. I like laughing. I like stand-up comedy. I like intelligent humor.

Why I Am Unemployed

I am not used to being unemployed. My entire life I've either been employed or undergoing education (or both) with small exceptions of a few weeks at maximum. Thus,

Why I Do Not Like Myself

One thing that has baffled me is how some people are total screw-ups in life, yet are able to get by happy and satisfied with themselves. I'm not implying that they

Schrödinger's Loss

Writing something down gives it the opportunity to scare you. Writing something down gives you the opportunity to etch your thoughts, anxiety and fear into this

I am a Loser

Today feels like two steps back after taking one step forward. However, I have to be honest with myself. I am a loser. I am in my mid-30s, unemployed, with no

Accountability List - Doing Better

I did not write a discrete accountability list yesterday because there were some other plans which didn't materialize, but fortunately I was to swerve course and

Who Are You? Really?

A lot of things come to mind whenever this question is asked. Generally, a name is given, your country, your state, your race, your tribe, your titles, your degrees,

A Dark Day

Yesterday was quite a dark day for me when processing my family member's potential and likely diagnosis. Even though it's likely to have an excellent prognosis,

These moments that fade away 🍰

Good morning, These moments that fade away 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰 33,000 bakeries and pastry shops in France vs. 37,000 in 1990 50% are artisanal, meaning 16,500

Accountability List Breakdown

Shortly after I published my post yesterday, we received a phone call from one of my family members about a potentially bad diagnosis which requires more testing.

Accountability List - More Success!

The past couple of days were rather successful in terms of improving my efficiency. I implemented the little tweak in my phone settings to reduce my time on it in

You are all too focused on Hive price and not what Hive really is

I don't know what kind of relationship you all have with Web 2.0 social media platforms. I'm talking about Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads), TikTok, YouTube,