My Journey

Month: June 2024

  • Accountability III

    Things have been going pretty well on all fronts for me. I’m happy and terrified at that. Mostly because I’ve started really strong on various things and then, inevitably I drop off. That’s what I’m currently waiting for, the drop off. I don’t like feeling that way but it’s been such a constant thing for…

  • A story about a book

    Last Monday I watched a random YouTube video on a channel I’d never seen before. A quote came on the screen from a book I’d never heard of. The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. – Robert Henri I bought the book based on that…

  • This blog sucks, and that’s ok

    I’ve struggled with perfectionism my whole life and I’ve written about not doing things I enjoy because I’m holding myself to a standard that I don’t really know and will never be able to achieve. Perfectionism is nothing but ego and arrogance imho. There’s no way anything I ever do will be perfect *especially* if…

  • Social Media and Me

    I’ve been on social media for a really long time now. Over the last month or so I just really seem to have had my fill of it. I haven’t deleted any accounts yet, and I probably won’t since I have so much history, but I’ve significantly cut down the time I spend on every…

  • Quotes

    I like quotes. From the powerful to the humorous they give me joy. Here’s a few of my favorites, in no particular order! If a person doesn’t know to which port they sail, no wind is favorable – Seneca Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage – Anais Nin I find it wholesome…

  • My Third Place

    I’ve read about third places over the years but I’ve never really had a place that I considered a third place. If you’re not familiar with what third places are here’s the Wikipedia article on it. There’s a ton of other articles about them but in a nutshell a third place is a place one…

  • Right Thing, Right Now

    I just received my copy of Ryan Holiday’s latest book called “Right Thing, Right Now”, I’m only a couple of chapters in but I’m throughly enjoying it. There’s a quote that stood out as I just read it and made me go get my computer to write this. There are lots of talented people out…

  • Just Start

    I’ve dreamed of making videos for almost 9 years. Back in 2017 I started a YouTube channel about motorcycles and created a few motovlogs because that was the “hot” thing back then. Then, I stopped and never did it again. I really enjoyed the entire process that went into creating a video and posting it…

  • Accountability II

    I think it makes sense for me to make these accountability posts a series. Updating weekly feels very doable to me. In my last accountability post I laid out a few things I was doing. So far they’ve been working. The meal prep service is great and the food is delicious. I didn’t go to…