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Growth — We are always striving for greatness. But we often find better ways of doing things even when we thought we had a good system. And that is perfectly fine, normal, and even encouraged. Life is a journey of learning. We never know everything. Even when we finally have the perfect…

Everyone’s afraid of something — We all have a lurking fear. Photo by Vadim Bogulov on Unsplash A claw closes around my stomach Squeezing the air out Stabbing pain through a constellation around my middle My breath quickens Heart pounds against my chest Palms, brow, and neck sweat Every sound sharpens Creating a cacophony Despite…

What I see — A face stares back at me. The right side of my head is shaved short. It’s just been touched up again. The left side of my head features blonde but also purple hair easily visible. Further inspection would reveal blue and green in addition to the purple. …

The one thing I would wish for — If I were stranded on an island…. I could wish for fresh, potable water …. I could wish for the ultimate survival guide…. I could wish for a plane…. I could wish for rescue…. Or a lifetime supply of nonperishable food…. Or a mansion stocked to the brim…. There are…

The words of others can help us today — One of the most interesting things about life, in my opinion, is that we learn from others to then be able to learn ourselves. Our parents and family teach us myriads of things as children. Then there are friends and school. Books and movies/films, all of which were written by…

On adulthood, career, and life — Life is a funny thing and a sometimes harsh teacher of experience. As children, we are often pushed to become adults ASAP. While we may be better off from the past due to labor laws, etc., …

So many fun things to learn — Since I was a child, I always wanted to learn about the world. It fascinated me. The natural world. The human world. I wanted to learn how things work and potentially make them work myself. Over the years, I’ve picked up many “random” skills through friends and work. When you…

Balancing risk and safety — Risk is an inherent part of life. In fact, we are wired to constantly be on the lookout for risk and to minimize it to keep ourselves safe. It’s just basic survival, instinct, and evolution. Our ancient ancestors that were able to minimize risk survived to live another day. On…