My Journey

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  • Everyone Has A Story

    Years ago when my dad died, I was flying home for the funeral. It was night time and the view out the airplane window was just dots of light along with the glitter of street lights. I distinctly remember thinking that every house light, car headlight was tied to a person with a story. What…

  • Distractions From The Outside World

    The world is ever shifting and it seems daily we’re living in new unprecedented times. Personally, I’m so tired of the constant news cycle with one story being worse than the last. Everyone is so on edge, myself included. I’ve taken a step back from all social media sites and that’s definitely helped. I’ve also…

  • Learning to Slow Down

    In the age of same day deliveries it’s hard to wait for things to come. I’m talking about things that have to be shipped as well as experiences. I got my first digital camera back in 2007-8-ish and I never looked back. I’d end up take breaks from photography over the years but always pick…

  • Take the Damn Picture!

    This is mainly a reminder for myself to just stop for 5 min and take the pic. I was out for a drive tonight and passed by a local building that I’ve passed thousands of times but this particular night the outside lights and sunset made it look really interesting, but I drove by. About…

  • The Noise

    The Noise in my head never stops. Between the tinnitus and the constant thrumming of the “you suck” voices it’s always loud. I always have to have background noise on every where I go. When I’m at home the tv is always on or music is playing and when I’m out the AirPods are always…

  • 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…

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