“Art of the Dragonfly” is an idea I’ve clung onto to make sense of my life. Although, it keeps seeming more like an ideal, an unattainable fantasy, than a reality I can build my life around. At the start of this year, I was challenged in a way I had never been before. My entire …
Uncertainty is stressful. I hate not knowing how things are going to pan out. Certainty offers me a sense of peace in knowing that I’m on the right track. That I’m on any track at all really. This anxiety stems from a fear of the unknown. Fear that things will get worse, fear that I …
I’ve been cooped up at home with so much free time on my hands. It’s almost overwhelming the time I have at my disposal. Or more specifically, the pressure to use it wisely is overwhelming. See, with so much time on my hands, I’d expect myself to utilize it better. Since I always complain internally …
A couple months back my wife and I went out to a dinner party to celebrate one of her friend’s birthdays. We hadn’t gone out in a little while, so it was a refreshing, albeit somewhat challenging affair. I had forgotten how to mingle. We got there early, which gave us a good chance to …
Planning is one of the hallmarks of maturity. Going about life without a plan is a fool’s errand. Child’s play. Adults have plans. The world offers so many opportunities. I’m amazed at how much we can accomplish and do and achieve. The potential dwelling in all of us. I map out my life to ensure …
When confronted with making a decision between two options, what determines which one we choose? I’ve found that often whenever we’re looking to improve ourselves, improve our lives, the compass that we live by is comfort. What will make my life easier? How can I make more money, lighten my workload, eliminate all the unnecessary …
I take a lot of pride in how much I plan my next moves in life. Always looking for new ways to be more effective, save time, prioritize better; to be better. And I’ve gotta say, it usually works out well. But every so often, there are things that come up unexpectedly that go against …
Living life as an airhead is a challenge sometimes. I’m so much in my own head I fumble with the most routine tasks. If only I was more grounded, more rooted in reality, if I just had some common sense, I could be so much more effective. I’ve been delving back into devotionals as of …
Whenever I think about how I can mature my perspective on life, I invariably default to the darker aspects of human life. Trying to find a silver lining. Because often these ugly truths are something we avoid at all costs. Yet I’ve found such deep insight in them. Though, this underlies an assumption that the …
This is pretty hard for me to write. I have so many topics lined up to write about, but this past week I’ve just been paralyzed by stress and depression. I’ve been trying to keep a positive mindset amidst everything, I’ve been trying to be productive and tackle my issues head on, but I just …