I do because, without a doubt and I believe that when we accept that everything happens for a reason, life gets a bit easier to handle. When bad things happen to us, they can easily deflate our spirits and send us into a depressing hole. We wonder why this is happening to us and adopt …
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Absolutely, but I believe that this concept often gets misunderstood. For me, I view minimalism as a way to simplify life, not living without most things. Life will always be complicated, often times these complications are out of our control. This is where minimalism, for me, helps. By removing excess, we are left with only …
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 …
Embrace the Difficult Tasks
Last week I found myself overwhelmed. I had far too many things on my todo list and this stress was getting to me. I kept putting off these things to make room for activities that brought me joy, but this simply prolonged the stress. It was finally my wife who broke my out of this …
K.I.S.S.
I was introduced to this acronym way too late in life, only learning of it’s existence in my late twenties. It stands for Keep It Simple Stupid and if I had learned of this earlier, well I might have avoided a few different, overly complicated situations. I know that the “stupid” part is a bit …
Quote of the Week 7/8
“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” – Anthony Bourdain Preamble So I have taken up the challenge of running a half-marathon again. This comes from two main motivations. One, I’ve only run one half-marathon so far in my life and I want to prove that I can do …
Plants: The Greatest Teachers of Growing
When I first started keeping indoor plants as a hobby, it was out of the simple desire to have something to care for. In that first year I thought that I had a brown thumb, doomed to only make plants die slowly. However, I kept at it and went about reading some blogs about plant …
Running Back to the Start
The weather (at least for this week) has turned for the warmer finally. While I know that this is the fool’s spring, I am cherishing the warmer weather by getting in some great running time. It is during these times that I realize how much a hit my miles and pace have taken during the …
Quote of the Week 12/1
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.” – Charlotte Bronte Preamble While it took me far longer than expected, I recently finished my reread of Jane Eyre. I knew that it would be a slower …
Quote of the Week 11/15
“A man cannot step into the same river twice, because it is not the same river, and he is not same man.” – Heraclitus Prelude I don’t know about you all, but my schedule feels like it has been hectic lately. From work, writing, keeping the house clean, and everything else I just don’t feel …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 