motivation

Fishermen and Discipline: a poem

Two thousand years since Andrew and Peterfished the sea of GalileeLike countless men who lived between,I too cast a line,hoping for a catch I too heard a callingGave up everything Sadly for me, and the countless betweenFeelings refuse to be bottled upA potion to drink when we fall apart

Jack of All/Many/Several Trades

We know ourselves, more or less. I know my height and weight and my birthday. I also know that it takes me some time to get comfortable with people, to come out of my shell. Then there are characteristics that are less concrete, less knowable. These might come up when a potential employer weirdly asks,Continue reading “Jack of All/Many/Several Trades”

The Different Types of Exhaustion [in the opinion of this writer]

Isn’t it annoying when people write or talk like that? “It is the opinion of this reviewer that… blah blah blah.” Weird and professional-sounding third person bullshit. But it was cool when Walter Cronkite did it as he urged the U.S. government to end the Vietnam War. Kinda badass. So, in the opinion of thisContinue reading “The Different Types of Exhaustion [in the opinion of this writer]”

I don’t know, I can imagine quite a bit…

For much of my life, I’ve been a pretty passionate person, a PPP, if you will. Not a “pretty” person who’s passionate, but… you know what I mean. I live well when I’m passionately pursuing purpose. A PPP PPP-ing. Okay, enough of that pointless, preposterous poppycock. I’m not a philosopher with a well-thought-out-but-poorly-written existentialist work.Continue reading “I don’t know, I can imagine quite a bit…”

I recently attempted to complete a writing challenge called NaNoWriMo, which stands for the National Novel Writing Month. Essentially, it is a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. I did not complete my novel in time, but I am very proud of the incredible progress I made, especially consideringContinue reading “Motivation”