My Journey

Tag: blogging

  • Boring and Uninteresting

    That’s something my mom would say about people who didn’t have, what she called, a curious mind. I used to think it was pretty harsh but now I get it. With a curious mind you seek out other points of view and expand your understanding on the world around you and the history of the…

  • Life Changes

    I keep thinking and writing about making changes in my life but I don’t do them. I know making big changes isn’t good for me even though it has worked out ok in the past. I feel like I have too much at risk if it’s the wrong decision. If I’m being perfectly honest I…

  • Goings On

    End of July and pretty much the entire month of August was a pretty rough stretch for me. July marked a one year anniversary of my mom’s death and then my birthday was at the end of August. I suppose that I am officially in my “late 40’s” which is not a thought that brings…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Accountability I

    I think that’s what I’m missing. I can’t seem to hold myself accountable so I’ve asked a few friends to help me. I also signed up for some personal training sessions at my local gym. I enjoy working out but the hardest thing is getting there. Knowing that someone is there waiting for me, and…

  • Don’t Feed The Beast

    May is mental health awareness month, so let’s talk about it. In case you missed it in my previous posts, I have mental health issues. Mainly depression and anxiety. In the past I have taken medication for my depression but the side effects really outweighed any benefits so I stopped taking them. I’m currently back…

  • Song Lyrics

    Today I’m obsessed with the lyrics from A Perfect Circle’s song Gravity. I think it has to do with the decisions I’m trying to work through that I mentioned in my last post. They just really hit home. Check out the video if you haven’t heard it. I’ll post the lyrics below the video. Lost…