There’s a certain trend that desperately needs to be reevaluated, redefined, or simply forgotten. “Doing your time” is the simple explanation of putting somebody through undue hard time/labor within the realms of a certain relationship; business, personal, fraternal or otherwise. Fraternities haze. Military forces habit and groupthink. Relationships guard trust. Over the past few years, […]
1.3 Million – Annual Deaths From Car Accidents 480,000 – Annual Deaths From Cigarettes 300,000 – Annual Deaths From Obesity 100,000 – Annual deaths from prescription medication (not overdose) 98,000 – Annual deaths from physician malpractice 88,000 – Annual Deaths From Alcohol Highlight over text to see full content. My entire life, I’ve heard the […]
Earlier this year, I realized my mind was a dwelling place for negative energy and thought. There was a part of me that attributed it to the circumstances I was in, rather than the notion that my circumstances were a result of my thought. After revisiting Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill, and a few other books/articles […]
Sometimes you blink and wake up to find the day has gone by without notice. Other times, you blink and realize the past 8-9 months of your life have rushed past you at breakneck speed. One thing that has remained constant in the past year is the mentality that ‘every day gets better’. I was […]
Supposedly, it’s better to have ‘loved and lost’ than to have ‘never loved at all.’ It irritates me when people say “supposedly” with a “b” instead of a “d”. Moving on. I grew up under the influence of a belief system that cherished relationships and love that is supposed to last a lifetime. This concept […]
Sometimes you don’t know how to start a blog. Other times, you question your starting sentence too much; wondering whether or not it will make the type of impact you’d like to capture in the first .32356 seconds of attention span the audience of online users is willing to give you. Other times, you just […]
Life tends to happen when we engage. I’ve had experiences that never would have happened were I to have hit “send to voicemail” instead of picking up the call. The past few months have been a whirlwind. Sometimes it feels like the wave will take me to shore; home free. Other times, it feels as […]
Coltrane pouring through my speakers. Jazz, baby. Jazz. Twenty-seven. 27. Flip through pages of GQ and it’s easy to figure out what sort of life we’re ‘supposed’ to lead. Six-figure fashion spreads of airbrushed figures. The fancy car gets the girl(s). The player’s guide to bagging more bodies in your bed. Dreams of Prada suits […]
Dear ______ (That’s us), I’ve been thinking about Us. That’s “Us” with a capital “U”. The story of us. How the fuck do I sum it up? Has it been perfect? Hardly. Any story with me in the center of it will never be anything less than a big smiling mess. But here’s what I […]
I was tickled pink to be able to restore an old hard drive I had that contained a backup of all of my pictures, music, and writing. Flipping through the images, I’m reminded of the incredible journey the last few years have been for me. Sipping coffee and working through memory lane… Late night hunger […]