A Break-ish

I haven’t posted in a few days. I didn’t even write. It felt strange. But I needed it. For an entire year, I challenged myself to publish daily. …

Conversation

I detest small talk because it lacks everything I love about conversing. Conversation is a dance. There’s reciprocity, thought, debate and exchange. With conversation, you learn something. Sometimes …

With Nothing

Last week as I wandered aimlessly through the city centre, I carried a coffee in one hand and my camera in another. Although my walk served no real …

Thin Lines

The other day I wrote about walking the line between pride and arrogance. In the days since, I’ve noticed how common such a line is. With the selfishness …

Selfish

We often look at selfishness as a negative. From a young age, we’re taught not to be selfish. As adults, we pass on the same advice to children. …

Novelty

I’ve become a tourist in my own city. In an attempt to slow down time and live a longer life, I’ve started introducing random novelty. Today, I visited …

Thaw

I ran this morning and by the end of it, my shoes were soaked in brown sludge. Later, I went for a walk. It was aimless mostly, I …

Thin Line

We all have successes and accomplishments, things we’ve done that give us a sense of pride. However, the line between pride and arrogance is a tight one to …

Simple Acts

I went swimming this morning. It’s been a long time since I’ve swam lanes in an actual pool. It felt good. Some of it was the exercise, of …

Upgrade

I heard a fantastic analogy the other day. Consider your mind as an operating system. When was the last time you had a software update? Our ecosystem is …