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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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