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Personal Growth

You Won’t Even Recognize That Person

You Won’t Even Recognize That Person

A few weeks ago, my Google account gave me the good old “Your Gmail storage is 96% full” warning. I had been toeing the line at 95% for the last year or so, but it finally crept over, and it was time to do some spring cleaning. Thankfully, Google has a good storage cleanup tool,… Continue reading You Won’t Even Recognize That Person

Published May 2, 2025
Categorized as Personal Growth

I Didn’t Know Where This Was Going —And That’s The Point

I Didn’t Know Where This Was Going - And That's Entirely The Point

Most of my writing starts with a simple idea—an idea swirling around in my brain that wants to be put down on paper. I had an idea for an article – but when I did a Google search on the potential title I found that there were already many, MANY, similar articles on the same… Continue reading I Didn’t Know Where This Was Going —And That’s The Point

Published March 21, 2025
Categorized as Personal Growth

You’re Only Fooling Yourself

A brain exploding with ideas and craziness

Waking up lately is getting harder and harder. And it’s not that I am sleeping any worse than before…in fact sometimes I am sleeping better, but I am just so, so, so very tired. As any parent of two elementary-age children will tell you, parenting is NEVER-ENDING exhaustion. From the neediness to the attention-craving whining,… Continue reading You’re Only Fooling Yourself

Published February 13, 2025
Categorized as Personal Growth Tagged personal growth

The Treadmill Problem

The Treadmill Problem

I love to hike, bike, ruck, and work out outdoors. But I live in the desert, so as soon as summer heat hits, it makes it near impossible to do that without getting up at the crack ass of dawn. Yet, I also dearly value my sleep, and would rather not sacrifice one part of… Continue reading The Treadmill Problem

Published November 21, 2024
Categorized as Personal Growth Tagged fitness, personal growth

My Social Media Sabbatical

Social Media Sebatical

Back in August, I decided I would take some time off from social media. Since I don’t use social for personal use anymore, it was mainly just taking some time off the AR X/Twitter account to take a breather. Even though I built the AR account up to nearly 20K followers and helped to drive… Continue reading My Social Media Sabbatical

Published November 8, 2024
Categorized as Personal Growth Tagged cell phone, enjoying life, happiness

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