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 …
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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 …
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 …
“I Wrote and Was Content”
In our busy lives it is far too easy to feel overwhelmed. We want to have hobbies, social events, and free time but also we have to make room for work, chores, and such. This can have us constantly struggling to find time for everything and often our hobbies fall to the wayside. Now the …
A Reflection on Getting Older
Six years ago I discovered some spoken word poetry about love. As I listened, I was hanging on to every word, thinking that this was poetry and love defined. Fast forward several years and now I think very differently. Some of the lines still rang true and I smiled at them like old friends, but …
Listening to Yourself
It’s ironic, annoying, and far too common but we seem to struggle with following the same advice we give to our friends. If you yourself have not experienced this yet, I’m sure that you’ve seen it play out at least. Most commonly this is seen with advice towards others. You might very well tell a …
Shutting Off Your Brain
As an avid overthinker, I am constantly at war with reality. My brain will turn the simplest of encounters into the most stressful situations all by following a downward spiral of “what ifs.” I find myself panicking for awhile, worried about a false reality that never comes to fruition. And, every time, once I am …
The Value of Your Words
When you look to leaders or wise people, they are often measured by their words. Often these will go hand-in-hand with their work much like Muhammad Ali or J. Robert Oppenheimer. For proof, just ask if anyone can finish the phrase “float like a butterfly”. And while we might not get to the caliber of …
Finally Checking Off your List: A Look at Piled Up Tasks
Now that we have finished our half-bath, my wife and I can settle back into our normal routines. Yet as we started to do so, we noticed that a lot of regular things had been neglected in lieu of the half-bath remodel. So we made a list of everything that needed doing and I began …
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