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Good News, Bad News
My day job, or my Clark Kent life as I have taken to calling in recently, can be pretty rad sometimes. One of the coolest things about is that I get the opportunity to travel all over the country (and occasionally internationally) and experience different parts of this world that we live in. Paired with… Continue reading
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Truth and Love
“Connection happens at the nexus of truth and love, the founders say. Truth without love is harshness. Love without truth is sentimentality. But if you can be completely honest with somebody in the context of loving support, then you have a trusting relationship.” David Brooks, The Second Mountain *Full disclosure: I started writing this particular one… Continue reading
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Deserve
Merriam-Webster defines deserve as a verb, meaning “to be worthy of.” That sounds great, to be worthy of something. Going around saying, “I deserve X,” or, “I don’t deserve Y,” is the slipperiest of slopes though. On one hand, the feeling of deserving something or being entitled to something is a short step away from… Continue reading
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Intention
“If one is courteous but does it without ritual, then one dissipates one’s energies; if one is cautious but does it without ritual, one becomes timid; if one is bold but does it without ritual, then one becomes reckless, if one is forthright but does it without ritual, then one becomes rude.” – Confucius A… Continue reading
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Show Some Passion
“You ain’t shit, Evan, and you ain’t never gonna be shit until you show some passion for something. Y’all got to love something. Y’all got to hate something. Y’all got to want something. Pissing on other people’s passion ’cause you trying to be cool just make you a coward—a little bitch.” Yellow, Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore “Who are you? Tell me about… Continue reading
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Anticipation
The anticipation of discomfort is always worse than the thing itself. I first heard that from Kelly Starrett a couple years ago, and it’s been a recurring thought, living rent free in my own head ever since. The anticipation of discomfort is ALWAYS worse than the thing itself. Let that sink in for a minute. And now… Continue reading
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Public Eye
“Those of us who are writers work out our stuff in public, even under the guise of pretending to write about someone else. In other words, we try to teach what it is that we really need to learn.” The Second Mountain by David Brooks I started a new book recently, The Second Mountain by David… Continue reading
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Disaster
Tell me if this sounds familiar. Everything is going great. Your job is more than manageable, it’s going strangely well, not extra stressful, and everything you do seems to land just right. Your relationships are firing on all cylinders, you and your partner are clicking in a way that you never have before. You physically… Continue reading
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Love. Not Fear.
“I realized that I was walking the trail to complete it. Not to experience it.” A few weeks ago a friend was telling me about a hike he went on and the realization he had a ways in. I’d been on that hike, both metaphorically and literally. I can look back at so many actions… Continue reading
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Lies
“Think warm thoughts. Think warm thoughts. Think warm thoughts.” I still remember my offensive line coach in 9th grade, walking up and down the sidelines, chanting (screaming) at us. It was the end of the season and below freezing. And here was this man, a former Olympic bobsledder, coaching us, in his way, through a… Continue reading
About Me
Writer | Fitness enthusiast | Comic book lover | Helping others find their path in life
From Gotham, With Love 