The World According to Tyson

Today's post will be brief. But it is important we welcome in the new year with great goals, ambitions, and plans. For me, 2013 was quite an eventful year. Some of these events were great, some, not so great. But I learned a lot. Going forward in 2014, I expect to learn a lot more. I haven't yet set specific resolutions for 2014 (which I usually don't keep very long anyway), but I WILL make this next year much happier! This will be a year where I once again love life. I will feel better and hopefully not have to spend as much time in the doctors' office or hospital as I did in 2013. I am going to make this book a great  one!

I like to consider myself a comedian or comic of sorts. And someday, I will have some blog posts most focused on that direction. But right now, I'm still trying to state the many things on my mind into words. I don't want anyone to think that my blog is all "doom and gloom" or that it just brings people down. I want it to uplift. And sometimes, it order to that, we need to be blunt and talk about the proverbial "elephant in the room." Then, once it is out in the open, we can begin dialogue in which we can uplift one another. I also don't want anyone to think I am any sort of "authority" on these topics. I am simply stating my feelings from my life experiences and experiences that others around me have shared. With that in mind, I hope you understand where I am coming from and that I am not a Psychologist or any sort of expert. After some comments I received personally from my post on depression, I feel the need to address a related, but co...

To quote the Lorax, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” I first read that book long before I was old enough or smart enough to really understand what that was even saying or what that meant. Now, as an adult, when watching the full-length film adaptation of that book, I appreciate those words a lot more and realize that I've modeled my life around that since longer than I even knew. I've always wanted to leave the world a better place than I found it. It may seem proud or even trite to say this, but at times I may be accused of caring too much. There have been times in my life where I cared so much about something that I had no control over, but still needed to give my input. Sometimes in the professional world, this has hurt me. But in the end, no matter the result, I haven't regretted saying or doing what I truly felt needed to be said or done. I consider this a personality flaw. But if I was ever to look bac...

Sometimes in life, when we fail to understand something, we fail to "believe" it is real. Take for example depression. I have suffered with chronic depression since high school, and unfortunately, after the drama of high school is over, the depression doesn't necessarily get any better. When I would have down times, and even now sometimes when I do, people would tell me to just look at everything I have to be happy for and quit focusing on the negative. But, unfortunately, it isn't that simple. That's like telling someone who is sick with a cold to just quit focusing on the illness and be happy and healthy. People who would often have the best of intentions would say things like "it's all in your head." Well, that may or may not be true, but either way that wouldn't make it any less real or less painful. Mental illness is just as real and can be just as hard to deal with and physical illness. Sometimes it's hard to recognize something you ...

"Life is what you make it," or at least the saying goes. But, does anyone really think they life is exactly what they themselves have really made of it? Further, does anyone really look at their life and realize that it is exactly how they planned it to be or wanted it to be? That being said, one can look at their life, realize it isn't how they planned, but still be happy with their life. For example, I have a beautiful wife and daughter. And a great job, for a terrific company where there is a lot of potential to move up. I have no complaints about where my life is right now. I feel very blessed to be where I am and have all the great things I do. But, that isn't to say my life is exactly where I planned or dreamed it to be at this point. That begs the question, what is the difference between the life we plan and the life we dreamed of? In short, I planned to be married, be in our own house with at least one kid and be in my career by now. Most of that I have at...

So, I've never been a blogger. As a matter-of-fact, I was always quite against it. I always wondered why people whose lives bore even themselves would ever think someone else would want to read about it. Further, I thought the question, "What in the world is Tyson up to?" is about as important to society as "Are we consuming too much garlic as a people?" But then, it occurred to me (while I should have actually been working on my 50+ page case study for school), that I post things on Facebook quite a bit, and I seem to have a decent following therein. In addition, there is enough drama on Facebook. I don't want to be "that guy." But, I always appreciate the insight my friends and family give. And, it seems to be easier to seek when I can type it up all in one place. I don't have to call or e-mail everyone one-by-one. 2013 has been quite a year of ups-and-downs. It has also been a year of quite a few firsts. So, I will add to that list, my f...