Excuses

In the last few days I’ve started running again after taking a few weeks off with an ankle injury. I don’t run far, and my pace is slow. …

Rested

For the last few weeks, my sleep has been sporadic. If I can fall asleep within half an hour, I consider myself lucky. And on the rare occasion …

Rituals

Routines are helpful in keeping a steady rhythm with things that are important or helpful. Daily running, meditation — a blogging practice — those sorts of things. Rituals …

Calm

I almost didn’t post today. I thought that I could let it slide and write one out tomorrow morning at some point and sneak it in before anyone …

Baseline

We all have an emotional baseline in which we return to following times of pleasure or pain. It’s why accident victims and lottery winners tend to be more …

Running

I listened to a podcast recently where co-host Steph Smith talked about her progress with running. She’s been running for over a year and has hated it for …

Nothing

I took a day off today. I felt pretty rough most of yesterday and didn’t feel any better this morning. What made today interesting, however, was my lack …

Work Space

I’m buying a new computer soon. And I’m designing my workspace down to the finest detail. Some of these things seem frivolous at face value. The lighting, the …

Disjointed

My website is down and it’s my fault. Due to my procrastination, I didn’t renew my SSL certificate in time and most web browsers won’t load the website. …

Disagree

One of my favourite things about my friends is that we don’t agree on everything. Sure, we align on the basic things — like not being an asshole, …