Category: self-help
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I wake up now
I have been living my life like a snooze button.Not because I am tired, because I don’t want to wake up.Because I didn’t believe I had the power to change. Life was happening to me.I was watching. I told myself I had no power.It was easier to believe that than to face the work.Easier to…
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Stuck in Georgia
Bob’s recent post about the cost of holding on hit close to home for me. So much of the article rings true for me — sunk cost fallacy, environments that fit better, moving forward, postponing change, status quo stagnation becoming identity. I’ve lived in many different places, but I’ve been in Georgia for the last…
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Tragedy of Want
I am the foolWho returns to the table of want Breeding ground for discontentTrials and tribulations of ambitionGrief of loss and shame of failureDisappointments of successDepartures from satisfaction In our hard-earned moments of freedom of choice, we tend to salivate on what we want, instead of reflecting on any of less common, more valuable paths:
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Feeling Late
I woke up early in the morning with a sense of lateness.To life, to living, to dreams, to the people I love, to myself and to today.What creates this feeling of being late?Why does my mind go there first when I wake up?Does everything have its time or everything happen in its own time?What makes…
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Private Journaling
Writing and private journaling have been recommended by many experts for many different outcomes. A private journal can be a secure, judgment-free space to process emotions, reduce stress, and boost self-awareness without fear of judgment I used to journal online at 750words.com but then it become pay-to-play. I was an ambitious young software developer so…
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January 2026
I turned 40. I have less advice than ever. Maybe that’s wisdom. I may have less advice than ever, but perhaps it’s more accurate and meaningful. It can seem like nothing I’ve done has ever been worth it. There may be only a small failure in that perspective. I’ve always known there was no objective…