Non-Compete Agreement
About 15 years ago, I underwent my first background investigation for a Top-Secret security clearance. My employer advised me it cost roughly $3500 at that time for my investigation. They required I sign a non-compete agreement stating I would not go to work for...
Visualize Self-Care: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Self-care is simply doing the basic things necessary to take proper care of oneself either physically, mentally, or emotionally. Self-care is not self-indulgent. Self-care is not “for the rich.” Self-care is not optional or supplemental. Self-care should be sincere...
Why Suicide is Not “The” Option
Sometimes things happen in our lives that are so tragic or unbearable, that we want to die. We want to throw in the towel, call it a day, and not have to endure one more moment of intense pain and heartache. If something this horrible has not happened to you yet,...
Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.