Time Flies
These days, my consume to create ratio is about 95 to 5. Most of my creative activities now happen at work. And even when I stumble across the incredibly impactful work of others, while I may share them internally with …
Category: Personal Development
Happy New Year 2022
I was too late to send cards for Christmas! I just sent some Happy New Year Cards today (as shown above), still trying to track down some mailing addresses for some people. On the inside I wrote, a lot. See …
Hell Yeah
A new book showed up in the mail yesterday “Hell Yeah or No: what’s worth doing – a collection of thoughts about what’s worth doing, fixing faulty thinking, and making things happen” by Derek Sivers. I’ve written about his writing …
I don’t write when I am happy
A few months ago, the Art of Manliness, had a post called “Why I stopped journaling” and it resonated with me, especially the part about managing emotions and not focusing on and writing about the negative. I keep a private …
Back to the Beginning
My friend Clay encouraged me to re-read my very first post earlier this week. It was short (see below, that’s all there was to it) I think I had it on Typepad at that point. The old stuff is still …
Regret or Self-Compassion
I have been chewing on a Mark Manson post about how to let go of your regrets for more than a week. If you know me, you know that I’m a big Mark Manson fan (example 1, 2, 3, 4). …
2019 in Review
Every year I send a holiday card. This year was hard, and my annual card reflected that. I closed 2019, the same way I closed 2017 and 2018, at a silent candle lit Tula Hot Yoga Class that ended at mid-night, …
30 Days of Blogging
We are finally at the end of the 30 Day #BlogPals19 Challenge. I think only three of us stuck out the whole 30 days: Clay, Dave and me. I link to Clay’s work frequently, but I didn’t know Dave at …
Annual Pre-review
I am one of those people who sets goals every year, and then does a public annual review of how the things I’m willing to share turn out. My goals are typically in categories: job achievements, personal fitness/health, side-gig, relationships …
Blogosphere Roundup
It’s day 28 of the 30 day #BlogPals19 challenge. The end is in sight! And my creativity feels like ZERO. My friend Clay resorted to art! He has abundant creativity. I have few notes and letters of his from the …