How are you doing? It sounds so innocuous, doesn’t it? It’s right up there with What’s new? and What’s happening? All these questions require a reply, preferably one of a short, definitive nature: Fine. It’s going great. Super. Thanks for asking. As if. Here in America, we love snappy replies. We want everything to be [...]
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What’s Your HA? And How Is It Affecting Your Life?
What if there was a way to quickly access the inner workings of your psyche? What if there was a way to easily and accurately take a snapshot of your unconscious? There is. Hello, folks! Dr. Z here, and I’m back to share my latest development in psycho-spiritual research! It’s called the HA, and it’s [...]
Pollyanna Was Right: The Benefits of Optimism
Remember Pollyanna? The little girl who was so frickin’ positive about everything, she drove everyone crazy? Sure, she was a fictional character, but she made a strong impression. To this day, the word Pollyanna is synonymous with a naïve, unrealistic attitude toward life. But what if Pollyanna was right? You heard me. What if her [...]
10 Ways to Raise the Real Estate Value of Your Mind
Your mind is like a bad neighborhood. Never go in it alone. I love this expression. It reminds me of the perils of venturing, unchaperoned, into the ruts and rubble of my unexamined thoughts and beliefs. I am also reminded that a “bad neighborhood” can look very different to different people. But one thing remains [...]
What Steve Young and I Have in Common
You may find it hard to believe that I, a card-carrying Goofball could have anything in common with Steve Young, one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time. But I do! Not only that, our shared trait is potentially available to all human beings, Goofballs and non-Goofballs alike! It does, however, take extraordinary circumstances [...]
Feeling Blue? Try the Turbo Rambo Appreciation Assault!
Have you ever been in a bad mood? You know, one of those days – or weeks – where it’s like a dimming switch has been activated? And you’re not sure who turned down the lights: Was it you? Or was it someone else? And if it was someone else, you’re pretty sure you know [...]
Back Pain: How I Kicked It to the Curb and Walked Away Whistling
I’m in love with a man named John. You might wonder what this has to do with my scuffle with back pain, but I assure you, they’re totally related. You might also wonder what Melissa, my sweetheart, thinks about my manly love interest, but check this out: She’s in love with him too! Here’s why. [...]
How Elves Can Heal Your Life
Step aside Carl Jung. Step aside Ken Wilbur. There’s a new psycho-spiritual theorist in town and her name is . . . . Dr. Z! It doesn’t matter that I’m not actually a doctor. That didn’t stop me from coming up with a new theory that totally explains the entire scope of human spiritual and [...]
How to Win the Spiritual Olympics
“I’m more spiritual than you are.” Has there ever been a more absurd statement in the history of the Universe? Sure, there are stranger things to say. Like, “My donkey is on backwards.” Or “What’s the square root of cake?” But surely, “I’m more spiritual than you are” is right up there in the bizarre-phrases [...]
Why Jury Duty Blew My Mind
I have to confess: I didn’t want to go. Who wants to jump in their car at 7 a.m. and trot over to the Hall of Justice to report for jury duty? Certainly not me. Except I have another confession to make. Part of me did want to go. I believe everything happens for a [...]
My name is Z. I’m the gender-flexible love child of Ram Dass and Lily Tomlin. I live for three things: spiritual growth, silliness, and soul-satisfying acts of creativity. Welcome to my world!
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