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I've been holding my breath I've been counting to ten Over something you said I've been holding back tears While you're throwing back beers I'm alone in bed You know I, I'm afraid of change Guess that's why we stay the same So tell me to leave, I'll pack my bags, get on the road… Continue reading July.

I am going to share a tidbit from my brain that floated around for a good part of the weekend. Ready? I think we spend a lot of time vacillating between who we are and who we really want to be. I mean I do and I don’t think I am alone in that feeling.… Continue reading Sounds Good (Not Really).

I was recently speaking with a friend who is about to interview for a new job. He was telling me how nervous he is because he felt like the outcome of this particular interview would set the stage for the latter half of his career. In fact, he shared that he felt like the interview… Continue reading The Method to the Madness.

When I was a kid my mom would often tell this story of something that happened when I was a toddler. The story goes that we were meeting up with good friends of my grandparents and one half of the couple leaned in and scooped me up. Immediately my lower lip started to tremble and… Continue reading Handle with Care.

Someone recently shared a Søren Kierkegaard quote with me, as follows: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” If you have immediately begun scratching your head, fear not. Mr. Kierkegaard is considered to be one of the very first existentialist philosophers and as such, his sentiments can be a bit… Continue reading One Step Forward, Two Steps Back.

When someone asks me the question, I usually assert that I am not all that competitive. I mean I am, but 99.9% of the time, it’s with myself. Does that count? I hold myself accountable in a way that is almost terrifying. I look at past performance in nearly everything I tackle and try and… Continue reading F the Leader.

I was recently talking to a friend and I uttered the following phrase: “I’m turning over a new leaf and I’m just not going to let _____ get to me anymore.” Whoa. Powerful statement, huh? In the spirit of this brand-new decade, I will even dare to say that it even sounds a little resolution-y,… Continue reading Resolving To…

I want to introduce a different sort of concept on this eve of a new year. Different from resolutions but also, very much the same. I firmly believe that the quiet spaces are where we actually find ourselves. The downtime, separation, and solitariness of any particular moment in time or any stretch of time, gives… Continue reading A Silent Celebration.

The holiday season is upon us, again. I can’t believe it. I am not quite ready to tackle the whole new year business but I’d like to speak to this time of year generally. It’s tough. Right? I mean it’s good, but in so many ways it’s tough. Obligations, expectations, and short, dark days. Don’t… Continue reading Cheery and Weary.

This post is going to be a little bit different from the others I’ve crafted as of late. Same person, same sentiments, but a little less specific than the situations I’ve often described and addressed.  I recently read a book (title alludes me unfortunately, but I’m not quoting) whereas one of the main characters expresses… Continue reading Chill.