I was a competitive swimmer for many years, including through college… but I don’t reflect on the act of swimming very often in my life today. Sure, I grew through it, primarily physically, but also in discipline and team dynamics. But nowadays, I find myself reflecting on two lessons taught many times by my swim […]
AUTHOR: Josh
Dipping back into David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” commencement speech (turned book, previously referenced in my ‘stuck in traffic’ post), just because: a) it’s so full of wisdom that’s especially important and increasingly lost in the world today (seriously, listen to the whole thing); b) I end up referencing it to people fairly often; c) […]
1 Do you believe in psychic energy? In other words, do you believe that there is some force or energy that emanates from our mind/soul/mental state (or chakras, auras, etc), that can effect others around us? Do we impact people beyond what we simply say and do and show them? Man, I feel like Miss […]
In the days before and after my first daughter was born, I spent some late sleepless nights writing this (long, rhyming) story to/for her. I: A Story to TellLadies and Gentlemen, gather round, gather near.I have a story to tell, one you will all want to hear.There once was a girl, beautiful and wise.An amazing […]