Guacamole and Fireworks

John Siwicki
Jul 10, 2017 · 1 min read

Currently, I am on a walk there is guacamole on my T-shirt and in the background, I can hear fireworks going off. I had just finished a 6-month review and was doing some goal setting for the next 6 months. I’m on I am trying to prevent myself from doing a project that’s been on my mind lately.

I suffer from intense bouts of self-doubt. I will want to do something and I find a rationale to talk myself out of at least 60% of ideas that I want to try.

Not today, I am going to take a stand. I’m walking through my neighborhood with my stained t-shirt talking to this microphone and feeling extremely uncomfortable. But, it feels amazing.

100 Naked Words

Est. May 2016. 100 vulnerable words, one day at a time. Every day.

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100 Naked Words

Est. May 2016. 100 vulnerable words, one day at a time. Every day.

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