Overcoming Challenges

December 30, 2020

What 2020 Taught Me

Every year in late December I perform a ritual of sorts. It’s not the kind where I get naked and sacrifice a goat during a full moon–it’s slightly less entertaining than that. I make a nice hot cup of coffee, put on some good music, pull out my journal, and then spend about an hour or two reflecting on the past year. I review the goals that I had set the previous January, the people I’ve met, the gifts, the challenges, and the changes in who I have become.

November 12, 2020

Nature Vibes: Why Small Actions Have Big Impacts

I watched a documentary the other night called A Life On Our Planet. It was hosted by David Attenborough and, besides the stunning footage of the natural world, it showed how our planet is changing and the detrimental trajectory it is currently on. We silly humans are destroying the very place we call home and if we keep it up there will be no home at all.

October 15, 2020

The 3 Paths of Disappointment

In life, we’re guaranteed to face countless disappointments and challenges. Losing a loved one, getting laid off, being diagnosed with a terminal illness, finding out your partner was bumping uglies with someone else...Bad things are inevitable. It’s simply part of the gig and as long as we’re still alive and kickin’, life will eventually drop a colossal steamy crap on our chest at the most inopportune time, sending us scrambling to recover.

August 13, 2020

Stepping Outside of Anger's Fire

The other day I realized something interesting. Stress shows up for me wearing two different masks: anger and overwhelm. It’s subtle at first, almost unnoticeable. Hints of overwhelm appear as tasks begin to stack higher on an already full plate. I brush away the thought of stress, refusing to acknowledge its presence. A mantra of “I got this, I can do it all” loops in the back of my mind with every shallow breath I take.

July 2, 2020

How to Tell Failure to Suck It

Failure and rejection. These two words have the power to make the majority of mankind’s butt pucker out of fear. Few other beliefs are capable of preventing people from achieving that which they’re capable of and keep them from even trying. Hopes and dreams are stamped out like a flaming bag of poop on your front porch. When you attempt to prevent failure by not trying, you might think that you’re protecting yourself, but in reality, you’re just getting scorched crap all over your shoes.

May 20, 2020

A Masked Miscarriage

Getting bad news sucks nuts. Getting crappy news while your bare ass is propped up on the crunchy paper of a doctor’s examination table, feet in stirrups and fully exposed, takes it to another level entirely.

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