Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency
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The only thing I've done throughout my entire life is write, so thats what I'm doing!
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A Friend at The End
The doctor explained that my liver was failing, by morning the rest of my organs would follow. He told me they would make me as comfortable as possible and alert my family. I told him not to bother. There wasn’t anyone left. Like most things, this too, would be an individual experience.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency5 years ago in Humans
Love, An Essay
“Your intuition knows what to write, so get the hell out of the way.” -Ray Bradbury The night was calm, the air was dry. Standing next to her was like all the energies in the world coalescing into one glorious interaction. As if the winds of fate had shifted, sending me on a collision course with life. Slated for the unending adventure, the collection of memories, and the creation of lifetimes. Though, at this point, it was all speculation, I was just high on the idea of love, the feeling of love.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency5 years ago in Humans
A Daring Dog
That’s just it doc, it’s a struggle for me to be around the guy. Like I have this overwhelming sense of obligation or loyalty. He was my buddy and close friend through so much. He was there to help me move when my life fell apart. He was always someone to hang with, or talk to, when I needed. Never one to turn a friend down, he would honestly split his last dollar. Shit doc, the guy was even there to help me save my dog from a second story plummet.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency5 years ago in Petlife
Dad's Secret Stash
He stood as a pillar of the house and community. A saintly essence overseeing the neighborhood. “To Serve and Protect” Etched into the door of his squad car. By day, a beat cop on the stroll. By night, a loving family man, and caring neighbor. One cold autumn night, a lighting storm struck the tall cherry across the street. Awoken by the roar of thunder shaking the house, the snapping of branches, and the crackles and crashes that follow.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency5 years ago in Criminal
Why Self-Love Is so Fucking Important
All of us have heard the old adage, “You can’t love someone else until you love yourself.” Yet, I personally know so many people who don’t even care about themselves, aren’t able to treat themselves with a healthy regard and respect, or are always looking for someone else to fill the holes inside of them. If there is one thing I can tell you now, I will shout it from the fucking rooftops:
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
We Teach People How to Treat Us
Do you commonly feel like you’re mistreated, used, abused, or abandoned? Do you frequently ask yourself the question: “Am I really that bad?” If so, YOU NEED TO READ THIS!!!!! The bad news is that you tell everyone in your life exactly how to treat you, you choose situations repeatedly that reinforce these concepts, and then when it doesn’t work out you ask yourself why? Why wasn’t I good enough? Why couldn’t they love me? Why did they have to do that? What makes me so bad? Why do I deserve this? The answer is because that is exactly what you feel you deserve, but the GOOD news is that you can change it and I am going to attempt to show you how right now!!!
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
Why Dont We Live up to Our Full Potential
The purpose of these articles is, was, and always will be to inspire and motivate everyone to take their lives into their own hands, to stop living a life they have accepted, and begin to live a life of creation. How amazing would it be to live a life you chose? To have financial freedom and abundance, to be able to buy the car or motorcycle you’ve been dreaming of; start a company you know would give you happiness, fulfillment, and purpose; to finally have control over your existence? I have this inner urge inside of me to write about and help people understand their true potential and then go out and start living it! This is the reason I started Shock Therapy-Personal Development Service, this is the reason I coach, this is the reason I live! To me, helping people to actualize their dreams is the most fulfilling and rewarding thing I could possibly do for myself! To know that something I have done or said or even written has helped to push someone in a positive direction brings me that feeling of joy, purpose, and fulfillment that I am always talking about. This writing is literally a direct representation of me following through on the principles that I am always trying to share with you!
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
A Letter to the Woman Who Couldn't Love Me
To a Figment in my Past, I don’t know if you could not or would not love me but, at this point it doesn’t matter. I told you that I wasn’t angry; I lied, I am irate, I am bitter. You made me feel worthless, after all that time, after everything I gave, I still wasn’t good enough. My gut was wrenching like my heart was being fed through a meat grinder, like I was nothing more than just a rotting pile of flesh, gutted and left for dead.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Humans
Why Prioritizing Yourself Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Yourself and Others
Have you ever asked yourself, “What is the best possible thing I could do for myself?” Have you ever felt the feeling of putting yourself before all others, of making yourself the single most important thing in your life? Think about it, what can you possibly offer anyone else if you are not taking care of yourself first? Do you sacrifice yourself for others? Give things that you don’t have to give, or try to help people out of some false sense of obligation?
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
Love Cannot Fix a Broken Person
Love can offer and accomplish a great many things in life, but it doesn’t fix broken people. Another person will never have the ability to heal the wounds inside of us. How many people do you know that believe they just need to find that perfect person, or find someone to love them, and then all of their old wounds will miraculously heal? How many people believe that they need to have someone else in their life to accomplish anything and to motivate and drive them? I can think of more than one of my closest friends who, no matter what I say, won’t do this for themselves. One of them actually believes that he must have a woman by his side to give him that motivation. He told me at one point, “I just don’t care about myself, but when I have someone it makes me want to be better for them.” My jaw hit the floor as I stood there looking at him with wild-eyed amazement. The fact is that this is an all too common way of thinking for many people. This specific example is obviously a case of low self-worth and image. My friend doesn’t value, respect, or really care about himself at all. He essentially believes that someone spectacular is going to come around and make everything that’s not alright, okay again. And he’s wrong, plain and simple.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Humans
The True Purpose of Relationships
What do you believe is the purpose of a relationship? Be it a friendship or romantic endeavor, what do you believe is the real reason for all our personal relationships? Let’s start by talking about what they’re not. How many people believe that they just need to meet the right person and all their troubles will go away? It’s not about the right person, it’s not about escaping loneliness, not about someone else healing you or showing you your own personal value; they’re not there for you to exploit or manipulate and exert power or control over another. The true purpose of a relationship is to help you learn and grow; to give you a mirror and a feedback system that allows you to see yourself in ways you wouldn’t alone.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Humans
Learning the Art of Self-Love
The idea of personal development is richly steeped in putting the self first. The first step to any growth or inner understanding is always going to begin by learning to truly love the person that you are. We’re not talking about the superficial ideals where a person tells themselves and others how much they mean to themselves. While this intent is ideally noble, it is superficial, it’s saying how much you love yourself without ever taking any action to turn your consciousness inward and really learn and understand who you are. The premise is a nice gesture, but often people will say this aloud a few times in a crowded room and then look around that room for someone to fill the holes inside of them.
By Michael C. Lafferty-Shockency6 years ago in Motivation
