Amid the drivel and minutiae of social media, one subject that will eventually emerge whenever I choose to access it is the practice of gratitude. At the writing of this post, there were 37,916,065 references tagged #gratitude. When an idea or thought becomes so familiar like that, it’s very easy for it to become unfamiliar. …
Social media has its myriad of ills, but to be fair, it also has a few cures. I can waste a lot of time scrolling through reels of beagles and ornery dogs, but occasionally I come across a tidbit of wisdom that makes me pause and pay a small receipt from my otherwise diminished attention …
I recently purchased a vehicle, one that I never imagined I would own. Not that it’s extravagant or far nicer than I deserve. It’s just different. A make, model and color that I wasn’t looking for. Not even close. Buying the vehicle was the end of a personal experiment that I began over a year …
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I have an occasional practice when I eat lunch at home. I flip on YouTube and scroll through their recommendations based on what they think I would be into. They get me pretty good and fill the list with gardening, food related documentaries and how things work. I typically don’t click on anything more than …
I’ve been feeling lonely lately. But to be fair, I think I’ve been lonely for a long time. The difference between then and now is my ability to pay attention to what is already there and begin to dialogue with it. There was a time growing up when I couldn’t be lonely. It was too …
Finally ended my hiatus from vehicle ownership last week. Titled this song in honor of that decision. It’s in 5/4 time. This signature intrigues me and I decided to explore it. I’ve added it to my playlist called Songs From The Cellar. Click to hear other songs in my archive.
Last Sunday night, I made a last minute decision to go to jazz. I had worked all weekend and had a vehicle at my disposal, I thought it was a good finish line to cross. New cars have so much going on in their complicated digital dashboard display. I’m a simple man and somehow managed …
I have been diagnosed with three distinct and separate sleep disorders. The first sleep study registered 39 episodes an hour. This meant I woke up every two minutes during the overnight observation. Normal people don’t experience this, which is why you can wake up refreshed and have a full day of energy. This is not …
Fear. There are plenty of synonyms. Afraid. Scared. Frightened. Upset. Unsettled. Terror. Panic. And so on. Fear might be the first emotion experienced outside of the womb. To be born is to encounter a disruption of state. For a baby to move from a warm, fluid environment into the sudden shock of breathing air and …
I have a gift. Even to print those four words as the opening statement seems a little audacious, maybe even haughty. They have been difficult to own. But it’s apparent I need to press toward this awkwardness and pursue the meaning behind the discovery. To say one has a gift is to imply being in …