Driving home, a feeling came down upon me and it knocked me sideways, startled me a bit. A realization of my mortality where, for just a moment, I felt what my last moments on earth were going to be like.…
Category: acceptance
Showing Emotion. No Need to Apologize
I was watching a documentary on Netflix about Normans Rare Guitars in California. As a guitarist, this documentary is right up my alley and was a great watch but the guitars aren’t why I am writing this post. Midway through…
Self-Talk: What are you really telling yourself
Here’s an experiment for you and for me. Don’t listen to the people around you and pay attention to the words you tell yourself. I consider myself a fairly positive person and have worked hard to do so; was very…
Daylight savings, not so bad this year
It’s officially daylight savings starting this weekend and like many, I was dreading it. Springing forward seems to always affect me negatively; I’m sluggish, tired, cranky and not a great person to be around for a few days until I…
Deconstructing a Best Friend Breakup
Years ago, my best friend told me he was no longer enjoying my company and that he wanted some space. At first, I took this news to be a phase. We have had our ups and downs but our friendship…
Saying Goodbye to the Past
I recently received an email notifying me that a domain I’ve owned for almost 20 years had expired. The last asset of my technology consulting firm I operated from 2005 to 2009. My company was called Mountain Vista Technologies and…
My Brother Died and I’m Lost
My brother left this world about a year and a half ago(2 years in may) and ever since, I’ve struggled to adjust to life without him. Nothing will ever be the same again and I wonder how one can “move…