THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE POST: I just heard that our own Ryan Adragna is on life support because of something related to his diabetes. PLEASE send prayers and healing energy. Erik, help him, please! It’s funny how we all want to fit in with the crowd. Most of us seek approval to some…
Barbie Can Shove it
Exciting news! I’m going to start having giveaways! This is a test (although there will be a winner) so I’m not sure how this will work out or if it will even be successful. In this first one, I’ll be giving away a promotional copy of the new book, My Life After Death: A Memoir from…
Put That Stick in Neutral
This is a continuation of the self-esteem series. Read these three previous posts: FIRST, SECOND and THIRD if you need to. Me: Why do some people get stuck in this over-bloated self-esteem, the opposite side of the pendulum? Erik: We see people stuck there all the time. Me: Yeah but why do they get stuck and not get…
Get That Garden Hose Out, Part Two
Here’s an impossible to turn down offer from blog member and talented writer, E. Daniel: To receive SIX FREE NOVELS as PDF EBOOKS, email me, E Daniel at eriknovels@q.com. You probably already know what a joker Erik is. He told Elisa how easy it was to download to me, although his language was somewhat more colorful. So these…
Get That Garden Hose Out, Part One
I’m bummed. My husband left for Mexico to meet a client this morning. That client owns this very swanky hotel. I mean 6 star if that even existed. Plus his company sent him first class! I always fly cattle class so… I want those little folded cloth napkins and crystal glasses filled with a mimosa,…
Don’t Beat Yourself Up!
So many of us let the world beat us down. Some do that constantly; some do that from time to time. So this wonderful post will help us all. Usually I have more of an introduction but you need to dive int these words of Erik right away. Plus I don’t have anything to say. I’ve…
Which Road Will You Take
I know I’ve plastered this all over Facebook, but I want to announce here that I found out Jamie isn’t accepting just 13 participants for the Channeling Erik Weekend of F-ing Enlightenment in Denver. (Why in the hell did I pick that number? I don’t know. Senile, I guess.) She’s accepting 30. Even though the event is…
Kicking Yourself in the Ass?
I don’t know why I’m telling you this because it has nothing to do with today’s post, but when I was a third year resident in Internal Medicine at UTMB Galveston, there was one day when I was post call after a hideously brutal day and night. To have a little respite, I decided to treat myself…
Self-Esteem
All of us come into the world with a high self-esteem, but slowly over our lives it gets chipped away by various people in our lives: friends, family and even strangers. Our culture claws away at if even more. You know those Calvin Klein commercial, right guys? And what about those runway models, girls? Here,…
Best of Erik: Wow Your Ego is HUGE
Don’t do something permanently stupid just because you are temporarily upset. If you’ve ever been there just blink your eyes. Zig Ziglar I’m so guilty of doing this. My ego takes over and before you know it I have done all sorts of things that I then later have to try and patch up again….
Do You Love Yourself?
Hey all. I just wanted you to know that I’m going to be in Norway visiting relatives from 7/31 through 8/11. Because we’ll be in a little cabin high above the tree line in the tundra, Internet is all but non-existent. That means I’ll not be able to post. If there’s anyone who would can…
