(or “Meet My Friend, Jordan”)
There’s a trend I’m seeing and I couldn’t be more proud of my fellow human beings. More »
The Tiny House Adventure (pt.1)
How Metrics Are Ruining Your Life
(Or, why I stopped tracking my runs)
There’s nothing inherently wrong with metrics. They can be quite useful. The problem is with how we use them. More »
2013: Amazeballs
This year has been amazing. Almost a reward for surviving 2007-2012 without any felonies. More »
The Epic Trip
I’m calling it the “Epic Trip.” It’s aptly named because this is my first international travel experience and I’ll be taking two months to visit four countries. Doing things halfway isn’t in my nature, so here goes! More »
Of Wind and Light
I love the way sunlight tries to make its way through tree leaves…
It either passes between the leaves or marks its blocker with brilliance — lighting ablaze each leaf thwarting its path. Wind, on the other hand, pushes leaves out of its way, or goes around when it cannot. More »
Epicurious? Try Flavors Restaurant & Bar
At an unassuming building just one block away from all the hubub of Roswell Rd., I parked my car in the sparsely populated lot and did my best to avoid getting wet between my car and the door. For a Mediterranean restaurant, I had expected more noise, louder music, and tables that are both too close together and too small for the many dishes required for a robust meal. I was surprised. More »
2012: In Review
The Year of the Dragon Roller Coaster.
This past year was full of extremes: rampant illness and remarkable health, rudderless uncertainty and crystal clear clarity, temper tantrums and long hugs, ruts of consistency and drastic change, debilitating sorrow and euphoric joy. 2012 was a roller coaster, and just like the amusement park ride, I had a front row seat. Unlike a roller coaster, however, I’ve not ended at the same place I started. More »
How Did We Get Here? …and How Do We Change It?
Perspective. That’s really what we’re looking for. It’s what we need in order to make sense of what we see and hear. It’s what is required if we’re going to effectively change any of the things that are disturbing. My hope is that this provides a little perspective, and may serve as a catalyst to kick off some frank discussions about solutions. More »
Sandwich…?
It wasn’t long ago that bread could be called “friend,” but that was before it tried to kill me. More »
Round is a Myth
I’ve never heard anyone refer to themselves as a “round-peg”. If “pegs” are mentioned, it’s always in reference to how we don’t fit and are simply the ever-present square-peg. More »
Photo-A-Day (sort of)
I began this project with the notion that I would take and/or select one photo each day and write a paragraph to go with it. Soon, very-very soon, I realized that I had not yet developed the discipline to sit down and do this every day, so it became more of a ‘once a week’ venture. It’s a little long, but I hope you enjoy each and every one of them. More »
Cheshire-Speak
I just had Wordle.net analyze this blog to see how frequently particular words are used… and I must say, this is one that I’d like to print, paste to my mirror, and begin each day reading. (Click the thumbnail below to go to Wordle.net and view the full-size version.) More »
Your Way Doesn’t Work
I just watched this movie, The Way, with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez playing a father and son (perfect casting, if you ask me). 😉
While I admit to having a bit of wanderlust, I can’t say I’m ‘lost’ or understand what the father was going through entirely (beyond the worst kind of grief a parent should ever have to go through), but what the son said… “it’s out there, and I need to see it”… that I get. More »
One Simple Change That Will Help Us All Make More Sense
We don’t make sense.
And I mean this in the most affectionate way possible… but we don’t.
We need only pause and reflect on things that we do regularly, out of habit or ‘tradition’, to come to the same conclusion. More »
Occupy a Position, Not Just a Stance
With all the political fervor, discontent, disillusion, and general despair going around, you’ve probably heard (or even said) “if you don’t like the job they’re doing, vote them out.”
First, this is a nonsensical statement.
Second, we can develop a better plan. More »
Your Life is Not a Checklist
…or, “How we’ve got this whole ‘goal’ thing backwards”
…or, “How to avoid a mid-life crisis”
First, let’s talk about checklists. Most of us have one, many of us were given one and expected to live by it. At first glance, there’s nothing inherently wrong with it… but, I maintain that most life-checklists play a big part in creating unhappy people. More »
Was There Something In It For Him, Too?
The going explanation for Jesus’ visit in a physical form was to accept the burden of paying for our terrible behavior. I definitely get that, but here’s something else to consider: perhaps there was something tangible in it for Him as well. More »
Relationships Don’t Work.
…you do.
And honestly, you don’t even have to work that hard.
I promised to share some things I’ve learned along the way, so I’m making good on my promise. These are just 7 of the things that I wish someone had mentioned a decade ago… not that it would have necessarily made sense at that age, but I’d love to have been given a fighting chance, you know? More »
Romance Is (Not) Dead
…we just don’t know what it is anymore.
“Life isn’t as complicated as we make it, but it’s more complicated than TV would let on.” ~JE