Resilience

When You Leave Survival Mode

We all know what survival mode is. It’s where we are doing everything we can to keep our head above water and not suffocate on the stress...

Numbness

A couple of weeks ago I found myself waking up to a numbness that I have had before. It is where depression has visited me during my...

I Am Home

“What should each of us say to every trial we face? This is what I’ve trained for, for this is my discipline.” -Epictetus She was...

On Life

On Being a Son: There is no guide when we are born that tells us what our duties are as children. I am not not sure if we even think...

Acceptance: A Few Thoughts Heading Into 2023

I was sitting on a downed tree in the middle of the woods recently, thinking about where I have been and where I am possibly going. More...

Kind Words

Let’s see if I can do it. Can I write something positive about him, the man that took so much and gave so little? I sit at the keyboard...

A Conversation

“Devote the rest of your life to making progress.” -Epictetus We often step into the unknown, slithering like a snake trying to conceal...

A Man’s Resolve

The past several months, perhaps fifteen, “Oh my '', he thinks as he shakes his head and fingers awake before he begins typing, and...

Lessons: Obstacles

He raises his hand and says, “I hate it that life has to be so hard.” I look around the classroom and see heads nodding in agreement. He...

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