Finding Joy in Losing
Why Playing the Game is More Important Than Winning One of my favorite ongoing series I enjoy watching on YouTube is called DORKTOWN, run by Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein of Secret Base, part of the massive fan-based sports community known as SBNation. Their November 2022 video about the worst season in NBA basketball history, […]
How the Most Confident People Deal With Self-Doubt
Have you ever experienced self-doubt? If so, you’re not alone. The most confident people feel it, too, but they deal with it differently than others. Confidence often gets labeled as arrogance and sometimes self-assurance is confused with conceit. But, in order to push yourself forward, you’ve got to be confident about yourself and your abilities. […]
How Anyone Can Become a Well-Tuned Rhythm Machine
You’ve probably heard how good habits are key to your health and happiness. But, did you know that rhythm plays an important role in habit formation?
Paper Tigers: Facing Your Fears with Tenacity
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers.” – Amelia Earhart
Why I Chose SEO Over Social Media to Boost My Online Presence
Here’s how deleting my social media accounts freed me to write what I want whenever and however I want to write it. For many years, social media was a major part of my existence. It’s how I reconnected with people from my past, stayed in touch with my current friends, and met some really great […]
How to Think More Productive Thoughts
Taking time to think is great. But, it’s only useful if you act on positive thoughts in a constructive way. For most of my life, I certainly wrote more than your average Jane. Yet, I still never quite tied my writing into a solid avenue for my often unmitigated thinking to explore. Translating your thoughts […]
We Are Already Looking At It
Whenever Thomas and I go out, I make it a point to map out our entire route, figuring out what potential stops are along the way. When one of us thinks of something we need for the house or for ourselves, I always say “we are already looking at it.” This has become my catchphrase […]
Don’t You Know That It’s Toxic?
Recently, I made a major discovery in regards to my health. Many foods that I enjoy have been poisoning me thanks to a very common allergy. Unfortunately, it’s an ingredient that’s in pretty much everything; so, my main task in life now is primarily reading nutrition labels. It’s unbelievable just how easily you can get […]
That Solemn Privilege
It was a beautiful moment that came too soon and was gone too soon. Four years on, I lay wondering how else it could have went. Heaven sent blessings rained down in a torrent, but I couldn’t see them at the time for the dark clouds. At once I had my happy camper, but also […]
What Must Be Laid Bare
When we are young, do we really know who our heroes are? Our innocence shields us from the truth of sin; we don’t yet fathom the subterfuge of what is today commonly called “adulting”. So much of what we learn as kids turns out to be hollow promises and flat out lies. I often lay […]