What’s Missing?
I’m not particularly good at singing but I love it. When I was 15, my parents moved our family to a new home on the other end of the city where I grew up. That meant going to a new…
Essays
Here Is Hope
Amidst all the terrible stuff going on in the world, there is also so much that’s good. The goodness in the world is a theme that’s been pressing itself on my mind more frequently of late. I’ve given space for…
Cushioning Difficult Experiences
Today was one of those days when I woke up exhausted. I pushed myself out the front door early for a quick 6 mile run that turned into a slow 4 mile one. After getting ready for work, I walked…
Agency Over Outcomes
It’s likely you know someone who regularly (or almost always) sees themself as the victim of most of their life circumstances. As they see it, life and everyone else is out to get them and there’s nothing they can do…
Withstanding the Invasion of Ideas
One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas. — Victor Hugo, 1862 In 2021, in the United States approximately 5.4 million new businesses were started. Some of those were likely started for matters like…
The (Un)rewarding Work of Success
Success in anything is, at least in part, how you define success for you. For one person, success may look like completing an Ironman triathlon in under 15 hours. For another, walking around a city block without struggling to breath…
Forgotten Words
Each morning, I get my Medium.com digest email and immediately look for the latest musings of Ayodeji Awosika . I try not to miss a day reading what he writes. The words of Michael Thompson also resonate regularly. The way…
The Journey of a Lifetime
It began like any other day: early morning, fast breakfast, quick run, getting ready for my day. I closed the book I was reading when the timer went off and climbed the dark stairs of my home. I walked up…
Stop Anthropomorphizing Time
Thinking back to when you were young, do you remember how an hour seemed to last forever ? Perhaps you’ve experienced the same as an adult, though the circumstances were likely very different than when you were young. Time is…
Cynicism Isn’t a Societal Upgrade
It won’t be news to anyone that the last 2 years have been difficult ones for humanity: the pandemic, political strife and unrest, natural disasters, all layered on top of the day-to-day challenges that so many face even during friendlier…
Work: Self-Worth In Action
I have a personal belief that every person who is capable of working should. I also believe a narrow definition of work means many people who could do meaningful work aren’t given opportunity. I also believe that those who achieve…
On Being Grief Adjacent
We’ve all experienced it: someone you know loses someone they love. If you’re like many people, you’ve likely experienced that period of awkwardness when you don’t know what to say, knowing that the words you speak will likely not remove…
The Superficialism of Unreality
Questions that cause us to pause and consider our own existence are called existential. They are questions that can push us deep into the realm of ideas that can be frightening for some and breathtaking for others. We may, individually…
The Narrative of Your Life
Recently, I had a truly sobering conversation with my oldest child. He has entered into that strange and magnificent stage of life called young adulthood; that stage where so many people try to figure out who they are and what…
The Manner of Happiness
The ability to communicate with one another doesn’t require the ability to provide a dictionary definition of all the words we use. However, there are often times when considering the meaning of a word will enhance its significance in our…
