self help v. inspirationals v. coaching v. self improvement v. meditation-based retreat v. reflective counseling V. introspection technique v. exploratory sabbatical

vacation is molested, and this victim is lost in the violation

it once was something to go off. cumulated wandering of enjoyment. touring, experimenting, yes. but certainly at root of relaxing. oozing self. before the resumption of life, excited in renewal

vacation has become work. it's necessary to leave early, plan for recuperation from the vacation. away time weighted in distraction and self detachment. in the sake of having something to share or say or record or scrapbook or boast upon return. but that's another article. back to self-help...

us americans have vested a worth of $9.6 billion in the self-improvement market, according to Marketdata Enterprises' last year market report. the market anticipates an 11.4% annual increase through 2010, the report said. the report's use of 'self-improvement' references various betterment methods, and at the helm is personal coaching.

first, any modest shop will make clear the distinction between self help, coaching, self improvement, inspiration, management of this and thats, etc cetera. still, each does arguably fall nicely in a category of 'self improvement'. however, this purpose has chosen 'self help'. why - there is no default for positive outcome

second, 'self improvement' designates an outcome. that outcome is improvement. improvement is postive. not to reach the outcome is failure. failure in this context is the result of acts to assign miracle cure to self as a third-party, commercial-voodoo hunted participant. versus. 'self help' is first person. does not require assumptions of outcome. although outcome is implied. and the implication is of positive outcome. this is because we naturally expect positive outcome from 'help'. this is because we want positive outcome from 'help'. still, 'self help' is success in itself

third of 3, the individual's initiative to help self is the goal. buy the book. attend the retreat. the goal is achieved. in the initiative is success. because the initiative unquestionably lays out the problem. and to unquestionably lay out the problem the individual has admitted and exposed; key. what outcomes is not failure. disappointing. not failure. purely outcome: one ending in a breathing novel full of potential for alternate endings

ok so, what happened to vacation at grandma's. a week at the beach, soaking sun and frolicking waves. quiet evenings at home. dinner out. long walks to benches while the kids run around the park. at what point did our life fail us. at what point was it not enough to be happy. with who we are. and at what point did someone else believe they had our answer. barring medical reasons and necessities, of course. and, and, at what point did we start to believe

true. we could track the first betterment book or lecture. undoubtably way back to the garden of eden. but this is not about that. this isn't about the writer, the lecturer, the coach, the externals. this is about that being no exact science. and this is about 'i' having a lesser bell curve. human by nature is flawed. how can one flaw cover another. unless the result is collage. and aren't 'i' complex enough to supply the materials alone

back to the timeless torture of life. and the destruction progress has wrought on the simple cures. laughter to cover wrinkles. vacation worthwhile in bathing clothes and childish fun. as opposed to the current trend of mini, meaning crammed and tiring, expeditions. more basic: what happened to a steamy stream of shower water. losing the day's worries and setbacks in the endless clarifications, resolutions only a hot shower can provide

what happened to i'm going to be a better person. and the speaker going off or staying put to become a better person. no coaching. no self-help aisles. no self-improvement counseling. no inspiration tapes. no public-hailed, paragraph clad jewels. no interactive journals, detailing singular plight and barring others for certainty of breach of confidentiality. no table books - big as the table or small as a quarter-size cookie. all with the purpose of generating or recharging an industry

progress has upped the demands. and in doing so, individuality - no, the simplicity of happiness is cloaked and bribed into submission. as who we are and who we are supposed to be convert to purely material concepts. and in the confusion of our psychologically-mangled bodies, we buy into false promises of help. help not birthed or killed in pages. still, help systematically bulked or dieted with additional purchases

when did life become a culprit. when did we become life's victims. is life clinically diagnosed schizophrenic. timeless torture. life. without conspiracy. minus alliance of i or l,f,e. does life seek infamousy. is life appointed. will life sue for defamation of character. will courts rule the case baseless. citing a history of consensual and inviting relations - until life's convenient but unfounded accussation. why doesn't life pursue a case of fighting words. which is only to ask, why don't 'i'