Here at the Utopian Dystopian, I believe in having positive posts along with more heavy or dark and introspective ones. So let me introduce you to gratitude mantras! And hold on, before you say "I know about gratitude mantras... yawn" hear me out. Just last the other day

If you have read any of my other posts, you are probably wondering:  How did I get sober?  Or, at least as close to true sobriety as I now am.  I will share this, but be warned, it is not easy nor for the faint of heart.  This is a

We’ve all been there.  It’s called “the day after” and it sucks.  The day after we did something that we now view as embarrassing at least.  Or at the worst horrific.  Maybe we drank too much and made a fool of ourselves at the office Christmas party by

The Matrix.  The phrase conjures up a movie we should all know and love, right?  A giant computer simulation where people go about their lives and business in complete ignorance that nothing is real, at least not real in the way that we believe it to be today in society.

Do you have a habit that has become so strong that it could be classified as an “addiction”?  Many people believe that everyone has one.  An addiction.  Even the word sounds dirty, does it not?  An addiction.  Ugh.  Does that make you an addict?  That sounds even worse!  Yet, there

Just the other day, my mom was on the phone with a cousin of mine.  I would like to think that my cousin and I used to be pretty close.  We played as children, and I went to her wedding.  But like most of my family members, she is now

Welcome to Utopidy!  I am so thrilled you have decided to take a couple minutes out of your day to take a glance and have a read.  My name is Christian Polak. I am the owner and host of these pages, which I intend to be a healthy blend of