“That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.” – Anthony Bourdain My love for Anthony Bourdain, like a good sauce, took awhile to build up. I would catch one of his shows only by flipping through channels, staying on it for a few minutes …
Tag Archives: thinking
What does it mean to avoid comfort?
I am not the first one to talk about being comfortable with discomfort. Many self-help books, motivational talks, and other blogs talk about this concept for good reason. Being able to be comfortable amidst discomfort leads to many great adventures and a grander outlook on life. When we push past that weird feeling, the opportunities …
Quote of the Week 9/2/2022
“A bookshop is not magic, but it can slowly heal your heart.” – Stephanie Butland Books exist as tiny portals, taking us away from reality into wonderful worlds where anything is possible. While we escape into this micro-worlds, we allow our brain to take a break for awhile. We focus on the words before us, …
A Heavy Feeling
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 …
Quote of the Week 8/26/2022
“…She’s understood the power of stories. Their magical ability to refill the wounded part of people.” – Kate Morton Whenever I pick up a Kate Morton novel, I know that several passages will be underlined. Amongst strong characters and puzzling plots are wonderful, thought provoking questions begging to be remembered. Her novel The Secret Garden …
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 …
Quote of the Week 8/6/2022
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is one of my favorite authors of all time. What draws me to him, time and time again, is his balance of wit and philosophy. Reading one of his plays or novels will have you …
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 …
On having a Conversation
The soul is constantly seeking out quality conversations; those connections with another soul forged by talking about the larger studies: happiness, life, death, dreams. Difficulty lies within the natural nature of these conversations. When forced, they often fizzle out barely having left the ground. If a quality conversation is to take-off it must be born …
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 …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 