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The last few days have been really good. I feel a positive and optimistic momentum surrounding me.
In other news, about a year ago I read The Four-Day Win by Martha Beck. It’s a book about weight loss and developing new habits, four days at a time. Martha Beck is hilarious and insightful [...]

A long overdue re-design is in the works.
After re-working some of the PHP of an existing Wordpress theme, I’ve got the core structure in place and it appears to be mostly functional. I’m still having trouble with tagging and comment functions but since I rarely ever open up my posts for commenting I’m not [...]

Frenchie taught me a good thing today.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
-Unknown 

Currently to-do:

Earn large quantities of money. Stockpile for next Big Life Adventure TM.
Lose weight.
Get some rest.
Maintain perspective.

Shall I order men, or shall I weep at the fireside with the other [...]

I have a feeling of subtle excitement coursing through me.
There are a handful of things that I am looking forward to accomplishing. In just a few months I’ll have at last achieved several goals that I’ve been working toward for years. And my head is buzzing with new, exciting plans and projects that [...]

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I’m exhausted.
Work
With less than 6-months under my belt at my new job, I feel like I have made an impact. I feel like I have learned a great deal about myself. I feel like I have met people that will be in my life for years to come. I feel like I [...]

Lately I’ve been struggling with the idea of selfish vs. self-interested vs. selfless. In each of us all three qualities exist, one being more dominant. My hope is that I am more self-interested and selfless than I am selfish.
On being self-interested

I know I’m better off if I take care of myself [...]

I am reclaiming something that has slipped away from me.

There is no honor in being false. Tell your true truth. Always.
If you have to say “let’s keep this between you and I”, you either don’t have confidence in the person you’re talking to or you don’t have confidence in what you’re about to [...]

I am a reflection of the decisions I have made.
Judgment coming from those who know nothing of my light.
Toxicity.
A roadmap, etched into the flesh of my wrist.
Faith.
My light is dim.
But it is magnificent.