how we spend our days

Do you know the rest?

one of my favorite quotes of all time is from writer Annie Dillard:

“how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives”

A Reflection on not taking action

time does not betray us.

we betray ourselves.

You’re not supposed to watch time pass from the seat of endless thinking

Frugal hedonism

Finding the richness of life without spending a fortune.

Frugal Hedonism

I’ve often told people to be careful about what you choose to become pretentious/ a connoisseur of.

I write because I must.

In life, I’ve had few things that speak so loudly in my psyche.

I woke full of energy just to write.

It’s an elevated form of talking to yourself. We want to make sure we hear it.

I’m scared to write.

using Inspiration as fuel

When you’re fueled by inspiration

it’s like pouring jet fuel in your engine

you take off and the runway seems endless.

You’ve been there. You feel motivated to start or you do research. You buy a domain or…

Life is up to you

You are the only one that lives your life.

Everyone’s advice, help, and prayers are all just that.

I coach a friend who seldom takes my advice.

2019 Closing Thoughts.

Wisdom from a winding journey of a year of life.

It’s true what people say “the more I know the more I realize I don’t know”. My naivety of youth has begun to wear off.

GOOYH

The acronym you need to learn—NOW.

get out of your head.

life happens outside of it, but your perception warps your reality.

There are dozens of narratives fighting for your attention and they often win, keeping you…

Got it vs Finishing

The habit of lying to keep the status quo.

Got it vs Getting It Done

Much of my life is me stopping short of the goal line but thinking “i got it”

Getting on the same page with yourself.

because man are there a lot of me.

because damn do I have back and forths going on between the identities I carry.