Being aware
I’ll keep this vague because the details don’t matter as much as my reaction to them does, or the lack of my reaction. We have...
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2024
Counter intuitive
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. ~ Martin Luther” When the days begin to feel...
Addressing the elephant in the room
Lindsay and I have never actually talked about our marriage since separating and the subsequent divorce. And don’t worry, I’m not going to get into...
Getting in my own way
Someone once told me that they thought I needed to play competitive sports, do something competitive, anything competitive! I declined. They asked why. I said...
drinking, memories, dating
“People say they drink to forget. When I drink I remember. I remember things I thought lost. I experience emotions I thought stifled. My eyes...
Time to Settle
I have been on “high alert” for a while, 6 months actually. I didn’t realize it while in the midst of things but looking back...yeah,...
small list of things passing through my brain re my upcoming move
• Feeling nostalgic lately for physical media (CD, DVD, record, etc). Thinking maybe once I move I’ll add an old school DVD “tower” in the...
Sitting in silence
Some mornings, when I get to the part where I write out my grateful log, I’ll just sit and think. Some mornings the list is...
Four Things
• More West Wing on while working this afternoon. • Day two of what looks like a week or so of rain. • Probably because...
Unrelenting determination
Part of who I am, part of what makes me me, is my focus. My drive. My unrelenting determination. As with most character traits, this...
Next up
Last Thursday I signed and returned my intent to the leasing office of the apartment building I have lived in for the last 3-years, indicating...
How and Why
Things can’t be rushed. Time can’t be rushed. Learning can’t be rushed. Time moves as time moves, we live each day we are given, we...
Prime the Mind - Morning Routines
Yesterday I was up early, close to 4:30. I wanted to make sure my morning routine could get in plus some work before I was...
Finding One’s Calling
A friend recently congratulated me on “finding my calling” through the leather work that I have been doing now for the past three years. While...
Disrupting things
I have written about this before and so sort of have the feeling that I am “beating a dead horse” (weird phrase, that one, has...
a few things on my mind
1️⃣: Italian wine is pretty darn good. I’ve never actually had any in recent memory, intentionally at least, and so am enjoying the bottle I...
Chirping birds
I sleep with a window open just about every night of the year. The fresh air is good for us humans. Usually in the morning...
Know Thyself
I’m sure a philosophy student out there has a greater understanding of what this statement means in its original context, but my layman view of...
Dinners planned for the week
It is a small thing, to eat, but vitally important. It is also exceedingly annoying. The time it takes to prepare, make, eat, then clean...
remembering
Ask me about my childhood and I won’t be able to give you any information. I have no memory of my childhood. Hardly any memories...