You Are the Constant! Inspiration for your Journey By Z Zoccolante I remember the exact moment I typed the last word. I sat back in the chair as tears skimmed my eyes. The noise of the food court shuffled into consciousness. The thought scratched like a broken record, I finished it! * Around me at the mall’s food court in Hawaii, the low hum of people’s conversations formed a sea of airy foam. The florescent lights shone above....
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How Connection Saves Us from Addiction by Z Zoccolante Humans suffer most when we lack connection. Take, for example, Tom Hanks with his volleyball, Wilson, in the movie “Cast Away.” I was distraught when he lost Wilson and cried as though my personal friend had drowned at sea. We will force connection with inanimate objects, if we must, because we’re hardwired to crave it, to need it. In our search for connection, addiction...
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Are You Wearing Your Magic Hat? by Z Zoccolante We all have something we do that makes us feel as though we’re magic. Perhaps we don’t define it as magic, but instead–the ability to bake a delicious three-tier cake, lead a workshop with confidence and charm, rock a copyedit for a client, play a sport, take amazing photographs, be a great problem solver, or a stellar listener. Many of these things that...
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I Am the Center of the Universe. Not. by Z Zoccolante A friend of mine recently moved, and as part of the moving process the landlord checked the house before giving him the deposit back. My friend had cleaned the house immaculately, but in the center of the living room was a gravy stain, trapped in the brand new carpet. An amount was arranged and he paid it, of course, but the interesting part happened after. He kept...
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Portugal’s Fascinating Solution to the “War on Drugs.” by Z Zoccolante Last week, I gave a brief history on America’s infamous “War on Drugs,” a criminalization policy which other nations adopted. Catch up with last week’s article and audio here. As we discussed, this 40 year, 1 trillion dollar war has been a failure. We have more people in prison now than ever, and drug cartels are the ones that...
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What it Feels Like Not to be Addicted. by Z Zoccolante My fingers hold the yarn inside the pockets of my sweater as we talk in the hallway, shifting side to side to let others pass. I ask about his internship at a drug rehab clinic. As part of the doling out of the legal drugs, to limit or taper off the illegal ones, the clients are required to attend one counseling session per week. He says some of the people get...
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