I know that affirmations have been around for a long time and that I am far too late to the trend. In the past, I never understood the whole waking up, speaking affirmations into the mirror, and allowing said affirmations to manifest. It felt like a failed ritual designed to give the illusion of helping …
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Quote of the Week 2/2/2026
“Remember your particular mental signature. That’s the only thing worth holding on to.” -R. F. Kuang Preamble I know I’ve been away but, dear readers, I am forever thankful to each of you for taking the time to read my little ramblings about life and literature. And if there is ever a topic you would …
Remember the Value of Sitting Still
In the modern day, it is far too easy to distract ourselves. Not only do we have the entire wealth of human knowledge at the touch of our fingertips, but we have several apps that provide a constant bombardment of serotonin enriching timelines, cultivated to keep us hooked for hours. Now I know that this …
Quote of the Week 10/8/25
“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.” – James Islington Preamble It is late into the night for me as I write this but, then again, I have always enjoyed writing at night. Maybe its most of the world being asleep, the quite, …
Quote of the Week 8/25/25
“That’s the key, isn’t it? To know the darkness will remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it…that’s the important part.” – Sarah J. Maas Preamble Well dear readers, I have finally done it: I have finished my first Maas series. Yes, I do know that there are more book(s) to come but …
Getting Out of Your Head
It will forever bother me how our brains, in their infinite wisdom, cause so many problems. Well, I guess that fact alongside the one where the brain is the only organ to name itself, but I digress. I loathe how our brains can cause so much worry yet, at the same time, know that the …
Quote of the Week 7/27
“Still, we do what we can. We keep off strangers and the foolhardy, and we train and we teach, we walk and we weed.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Preamble As an avid reader and writer, it is with great shame that I admit I waited until my thirties to get around to reading the works of …
The Unbelievable Power to Stop
Over the years as a teacher, I have had a multitude of students talk to me about how they don’t like what they are doing. Most commonly, this shows up in relation to writing. They will have me read over a paragraph before I even offer any feedback they start noticing all the writing sins …
Quote of the Week 6/25
“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.” – Sarah J. Maas Preamble Yes, I have read some of the Maasverse books and what can I say, I like them. Is it the most literary book? No. Is it entertaining? Absolutely! And sometimes that’s all I’m wanting from a book. Yes, I love …
The Cost of Taking Short Cuts
The other day I was at my work bench making a bookcase out of some scrap wood (the same one in the photo) and I was tempted to take a short cut because time is precious and spending hours on one single thing is a lot. But as I made the cuts carelessly, I realized …
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