Tag: excitement

  • Delayed gratification and happiness

    “High performers delay gratification, but not happiness.” – Bob Riding, Design happiness A very successful friend of mine has talked to me at length about delayed gratification. I find hope in the recognition of similarities in our approach to life. There is something deeply satisfying, undeniably exciting about working for a better future, about knowing…

  • Who Am I? | A Creator, A Visionary, A Poet

    “Who Am I? I’m a creator, a visionary, a poet. I approach the world with the eyes of an artist, the ears of a musician, and the soul of a writer. I see rainbows where others see only rain, and possibilities when others see only problems. I love spring flowers, summer’s heat on my body,…

  • 3 Stages of Excitement

    The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?– Kahlil Gibran For me the cup…

  • My Ocean

    I find myself presently reeling with appreciation for a friendship, connection and understanding I’ve found in an incredible soul, who recently shared a sentiment very close to that of my own, from not too long ago. “I’m so far from where I want to be it’s like I’m trying to avoid my destiny. It’s like…

  • The Egg by Andy Weir

    The Egg by Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly…