Category: Journal

I didn’t think yesterday would be so hard but it was. Looking back on the past two years makes me realize how much I’ve lost. Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud to have created the BLOG. I don’t think I ever would have done it were it not for my LiS, much less stuck with it….

We too often settle on a lesser version of ourselves. When we are in our formative years we want to be an astronaut, doctor, or in my case, it was an architect. Somewhere along the line, I let myself get distracted, but I always thought that there was plenty of time. And while we may…

Today was Labor Day, 2023. A day that is for many the end of summer, though officially that will not occur for a few weeks. I say good riddance. It is my least favorite of the seasons, and this summer has been particularly brutal. Soon we will hearken back the season I enjoy the most… …

Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” It’s really just a statement of the obvious. The reality is the future is a merger of our past and present. The inevitable outcome of the decisions we’ve made or are currently making. We create the person we ultimately become….

I have been on a self-imposed hiatus of sorts. Some inner conflict that I needed to work through. In addition, I decided to reassess the direction of my BLOG posts. I started making my writings about and worrying about my popularity. How many views I was, or I should say, wasn’t getting, that’s what consumed…

I have no breath control. My breathing is shallow and fairly rapid. It is automatic. I cannot hold my breath by choice. However, every 12 minutes, my body takes a deep breath. The time varies, sometimes it occurs as soon as 5 minutes, and it has been as long as 19 minutes. It’s funny how I…