This is the first poem I’ve written in a while. It came to me in a dream. A man singing a song that began with the line “the sun slides down” as he strummed an acoustic guitar. The sun slides down Darkening the world around I’m lost and found Nowhere to stand but with...
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I didn’t post as much this year as last. I didn’t have a goal to post daily and my writing was kind of sporadic. At least what I shared. But I’ve been writing a lot. And my goal in 2021 is to keep writing a lot. Like a book a lot. Ok a book....
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I’ve never known the entire journey in advance. That’s the scary part. Things just unfold in real time interspersed with memories and ruminations. To tell the beginning middle and end all at once feels monumental. How do people do it? How long does it take? How do they know they’re on the right track?...
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Not all gifts have immediate value. So much of gift giving is about instant gratification and satiation of fleeting desires. Real gifts aren’t as obvious. While looking for something today I found a set of fountain pens my mom gave me years ago. I don’t remember exactly when she gave them to me but...
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Just because something is hard doesn’t mean you’re not good at it. No one is the master of anything without hard work. Without failure. Without struggle and doubt and pain. But even if you’re struggling to master something that doesn’t mean you’re not good at it. I’m reminded daily how hard parenting is. I’m...
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I feel empty. So I’m filling myself up with chocolate. When work ends the real hard and meaningful works resumes- being a parent. Tonight I didn’t have much to give. I feel depleted. I won’t let myself indulge in this for long. But I will acknowledge it. Just how damn hard it can be....
Continue readingBig Question, Little Post
Time as a concept is infinite. Your time is not. Your time is finite. So what are you going to do to maximize the time you have?...
Continue readingDo You Even Blog?
A teammate asked me today “have you blogged this week?” I haven’t. I’ve had ideas. Some I’ve written down. Others I haven’t. Sometimes I go back to the ones I’ve written down and have no idea what I was thinking. But it’s good to get them out none the less. I have a friend...
Continue readingDon’t Suffer In Silence
It’s not easy to suffer. It’s even harder to suffer in silence. Asking for help is hard. Maybe you’re embarrassed. Maybe you don’t know who to ask. Maybe you’re just too vulnerable. As much as we have to take ownership over asking for help it’s also important that others feel empowered to reach out...
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Maybe you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or disappointed at the end of the day. Perhaps it’s because you didn’t set clear and measurable goals. We can be “busy” all day but get nothing meaningful done. Start the day with goal setting. Block your day to hit those goals and stick to it. End the day...
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