There’s a weight to life. Most days, it is easy to ignore. We go about working, checking-off items on our to-do lists, figuring out dinner plans, weekend plans; your typical daily routines. Then, you feel it. Your shoulders sag a little. Your walk becomes a little slower, and you start to feel the heaviness of …
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Quote of the Week 8/19/2022
“Perhaps most people in the world aren’t trying to be free Kafka. They just think they are.” – Haruki Murakami Reading a work by Haruki Murakami is always an experience. With a gentle description of settings, complex characters, and a dose of magical realism, each page keeps you hooked into the intricate plot. Furthering this …
Overcoming the Struggles of Writing
The great literary minds all agree on one thing: writing is not easy. Sitting down, facing a blank screen or page, and coming face to face with your idea is scary. You could write 1,000 words only to realize that you missed the mark. You’ve deviated too far from the heart of the piece and …
A New Path for Organizing your Days.
I’ve talked a lot about how to look at days on this blog for good reason. Over the past three years of writing this blog, I’ve come to realize structuring your day is the foundation for bettering your life. When we are not actively living our best life our days can feel endless. We go …
Motivation
It’s one of the most allusive elements of this world. Whenever we try to find motivation, it escapes. Inversely, when we don’t want to find it — say at two in the morning when we are desperately trying to go to sleep — motivation finds us. All of a sudden we want to vacuum the …
Whose schedule do you follow?
When we define goals, we often attach them to a time-table. Take a woodworking project for example. The legs will be completed in two days, the base in four, assembly on day five, sanding day six… you get the idea. We solidify a schedule and then set to work. In my experience, the first couple …
Do you measure your daily responses?
It’s rare that we consciously think about our responses in a day. Most of them, after all, are automatic. For example, you probably have a go-to-phrase to use when someone cuts you off in traffic. Maybe on days where you are feeling especially irate you add in a few choice phrases and maybe even a …
A Reminder of Basics
Early in this humble blog’s history, I wrote about my insomnia and night time routine. I talked about taking time to unwind, relax, generally prepare for a great night’s rest. In that schedule, the hardest event was not looking at screens an hour before bed. I kept at this for about a week and noticed …
A Childish Spirit
C.S. Lewis wrote that when growing up “…I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” Most remember Lewis for his Chronicles of Narnia series – a fantastical tale read mostly by kids. Many would admit to liking them when they were younger, far fewer admit …
Feeling The Moments
I don’t know what came over me, but this morning I wanted to walk without music. Personally I love cultivating the right queue of songs for the perfect walk. That or selecting the right podcast for my mood. Today however, I trusted my feeling and walked away from the house free from headphones. Perhaps it …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 