I’m feeling a little down today. Maybe a little overwhelmed. I listened to the beginning of Brene Brown on Tim Ferris’ podcast and they talked about finding the balance between self-acceptance and achievement. Conceptually, I don’t really struggle with this, but sometimes, I struggle with it practically. Like, this blog. …
Sometimes, when I’m reading an article that I really like, I’ll stop just before the end and do something else for a few minutes. I don’t consciously decide to stop. I stand up, and halfway to the other thing, I’ll realize that I’d stopped reading. I do this because I …
Every time I come here to write lately, I’m surprised that this blog has so few entries. I keep forgetting that I just moved my blog because I’ve changed blogs so many times. If I think back and try to count, I’ve had around 9 (maybe more) different blogs over …
I’m frustrated. Why? It’s everything. It’s nothing. I woke up feeling this way. Actually, I’m a little better now than I was when I first woke up. I made my way to a cafe, and I’m sitting in a secluded corner. The photo above is of a decaf soy ginger …
I feel good, like better than I’ve felt in a long time. This past week, I worked out four out of five days, and I’m not exhausted. This is huge. Let me explain. I used to be an athlete. I practiced karate pretty seriously for about ten years. I also …
I’ve been struggling with the design of this website. I wanted something different from my usual style, but getting outside of that particular box has challenged me more than I expected. Last week, I wanted to add a new entry here, but I spent an hour working on the design …
Last week, I was pretty stressed about the US election, but I’m feeling pretty good today. I guess I’m having a pretty common experience. I could look on the dark side and start lamenting the way almost 48% of the population voted (I haven’t checked the numbers, lately, so I …
I was just making some tweaks to this website and I thought about all of the incarnations it has gone through. When I learned that websites existed in 1994, my first thought was, “I must have one.” I started my first one in 1995. It had a background that I …
This is a guest post written by Adam Valerio. Adam is a scholar who researches the intersection between science and Asian religions. I once heard a Zen Buddhist master say, “You can have everything that you want in life, as long as you don’t care what form it takes.” For …
