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Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. “Memortality” is his debut novel on Pace Press, set for release Feb. 1, 2017.
An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book “Fresno Growing Up,” a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books. His next non-fiction work, “Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street,” is scheduled for release in June.
For the past two years, the editor has served as managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian, and is also a columnist for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson and cats Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail.
Ruminations and provocations.
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Here's the truth of the matter: Perfectionists are not born, we’re made. We’re intolerant of our own mistakes because society has conditioned us to be that way by being intolerant of us. In fact, we’ve taken the initiative to blame ourselves in a desperate attempt to escape the blame of others.
Read MoreWhat causes perfectionism? Why do some people strive for unachievable goals, setting themselves up for failure? Maybe it's because they've already been told they're failures so often they feel the need to prove their critics wrong. Or maybe they're scared to death those critics are right.
Read MoreYou’ve probably seen a lot online about extroverts and introverts: outgoing sorts who like dealing with people and those who prefer to keep to themselves. But for many of us, the distinction goes deeper: It goes beyond merely dealing with people and extends to the world at large.
Read MoreIf you shame people for their pain by reminding them that “other people have it worse” you’re doing just one thing: You’re dismissing that pain as unworthy of compassion. You’re minimizing their situation and, by extension, you’re minimizing them. You’re sending them a message that you don’t really care. And if you send them that message, they’ll be less likely to care about you when you find yourself going through hard times. This is where compassion goes to die.
Read MoreThe person in the mirror is the only one who matters. Your achievements are yours, so own them! Regardless of what anyone told you, you could and you did succeed. And you’re going to keep right on succeeding on your own terms until the naysayers no longer mean anything to you. It will be as though they never even existed.
Read MoreThere is, unfairly, a social stigma that goes with baldness and which is tied to shallow judgment of people that’s based on appearances. It’s far worse for women. It can open them up to ridicule, whispered or otherwise. People think there’s something wrong with them. Being bald is only “justified” for a woman if she has cancer, which becomes an excuse to feel sorry for her, rather than affirm her intrinsic beauty — hair or no hair.
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