Author: thepathtoworthy

“When you are younger You'll wish you're older Then when you're older You'll wish for time to turn around Don't let your wonder turn into closure.” -Ben Platt, Older Come on, you didn’t think that you were going to go too long without me talking about music, did you? I watched the Ben Platt special… Continue reading Day 63.

I was talking to a friend last night and an interesting comment was made during the course of our conversation that got me thinking. Not a novel concept I know, as I am usually thinking or talking, but still. I don’t think that it was the specific comment itself or more so the underlying implications… Continue reading Day 62.

This morning when I was out for my jog I was stuck at a red light on one of the main roads I cross over. I glanced across the street and saw a woman waiting on the other side to cross. Thankfully I don’t panic anymore when I see this (yes, panic). I just pull… Continue reading Day 61.

I don’t want to mince words or hold back here, because I never have. I am only hesitating at all because I am mindful when it comes to the impact of my words. I want them to help, not harm. I want them to illuminate, not shadow. I don’t wish to be petty. I want… Continue reading Day 60.

I can be easy to manipulate. There, I said it. It’s the truth. It’s strange to admit that because so much of my personality and my journey would provide evidence to the contrary. And yet, it happens. More often than I would like, too. I know that one of the reasons I attract the manipulation… Continue reading Days 57-59.

Merriam-Webster defines self-directed as follows: “directed for or by oneself.” That is a pretty concise definition and rather neutral, all things considered. Which makes sense as definitions should literally be an explanation of what something means and not a commentary on whether that ‘thing’ is inherently negative or positive. A fine point but seemingly something… Continue reading Day 56.

Today is day 55. That is going to be the title of this post because that is the title of each post I’ve written since I entered this strange world we are living in right now. I mean I guess the world is always strange, but when the crisis began to impact me directly, I… Continue reading Day 55.

I know many people that are struggling right now. Many of those folks feel overwhelmed because of the situation we currently find ourselves in; navigating through the challenges presented by a pandemic. Some of them feel besieged because they had issues from “before” that they weren’t really dealing with and now they are facing the… Continue reading Day 54.

I was watching the show ‘Virgin River’ (warning: do not watch unless you are a hopeless romantic like myself) and one of the main characters said something that really knocked around in my head after I heard it. Ready? Here it is: “the view is always better from the high road.”  So simple but so… Continue reading Day 53.

I know I was absent yesterday. I know I finished my post from the day before with a promise to return yesterday and yet, I was missing in action. I just couldn’t make the time to write yesterday. That’s the truth. It was not the first time this occurred during this crisis, but I felt… Continue reading Days 49-52.