Part 4: Losing my mind again
The following is another portion of the thoughts I’ve been chewing on throughout my current health journey.
Part 3: Going home
The following is another portion of the thoughts I’ve been chewing on throughout my current health journey.
Part 2: Age 13
The following is another portion of the thoughts I’ve been chewing on throughout my current health journey.
PART 1: The morning I lost my mind
The following segments (“Part X of Y”) are a portion of the thoughts I’ve been chewing on throughout my current health journey.
Write in public
A note before you read: I’m working on a story. Below are the first few paragraphs. I’m teasing out portions of it to get initial feedback. Feel free to send me a message if you have any feedback.
Making bricks with the mud and straw of experiences
In ancient times, bricks were primarily made of two ingredients: mud and straw. Apart from utilitarian ingredients, they were useless.
Sweatpants are for Saturdays
And 42 other principles that have brought me through the hardest season of my life.
The rising tide of complication
Have you ever noticed things seem to get more complicated with time?
The measure of time and success
Have you ever stopped to consider the concept of time? When used as a reference, the concept becomes quite subjective.
New people
I’m often struck by the thought that I’m surrounded by people I’ve never seen before when I’m traveling somewhere for the first time.
Microwave goals
I’m the product of tv dinners and microwave popcorn. And it affected more than my nutrition.
Anchoring things
Crossing a finish line feels good. But catching the smell of a flower along the way is refreshing.
Careful what you pray for
Growing up I was told never to pray for patience. Why? Because it’s a hard lesson to learn.
Contemplating “what if?”
I’m a serial contemplator. Which is really just a less judgmental way of saying I worry a lot.
When you have an hour and eleven minutes on a flight and your wife has stolen your book, what do you do?
What do you do when you have an hour and eleven minutes on a flight and your wife has stolen the only book you’ve brought with you?
What doing pull-ups every day for 365 days taught me
For 365 days straight I did 20 pull-ups each day. Whether I was home or away I made certain it happened. But the idea was never to show people I could do pull-ups. It was a physical act to strengthen a mental component of my life.
Doing what you want versus what you think you should do
Do you have a nagging idea that won't leave you alone? You'd love to pursue it but the thought of it feels daunting. Ideas don't turn into reality over night. And that some bring you comfort. There's a process to it that you can follow. These 3 simple steps will make the process of turning your idea into a reality much easier.