“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 …
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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 …
Quote of the Week 6/10
“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living wasn’t already complicated enough.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Preamble Once again, I’m trying out a new posting schedule. I’m going to aim for one post a week, alternating between motivational posts and quotes. As I prep for another half-marathon, work on my other habits, and …
Organizing my Hobbies for Time
It’s a great thing to have hobbies as they create several outlets to express yourself and destress. But, if you are like me and have several hobbies, you can easily stress yourself out trying to destress. When you have several hobbies, some will eventually get neglected which can then stress you out. It might be …
When the River gets Rough
Hello readers and sorry for my absence. For those that have been around awhile, you’ll know that I have this periods of creative hibernation where life takes a red marker to my calendar and fails to inform me of the changes in a timely manner. Or, to use a metaphor, moments where my smooth sailing …
Quote of the Week 4/26
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Preamble The Great Gatsby is one of my all time favorite novels even though I didn’t like it on my first read. I think most of that stemmed from my teacher not walking me through the novel …
Quote of the Week 4/6/25
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Preamble …
Embracing the Montage
Who doesn’t love a montage? You get to see all of the hard work that went into something and the pay off all within a fraction of the actual time. As one who loves watching montages of people fixing up cars, it’s one of my favorite things. Being able to fast forward and see the …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 