Tag: success
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Slowing Acceleration
There’s a fear that is tagging along behind my quest to increase my daily creative output, including word count. Unlike my normal fear of failure, this one is tricky, because it doesn’t seem as obvious. It is tricky because it often catches me because I am too elated or excited to understand that it is…
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Misdirected Jealousy
Sometimes I describe myself as a jealous guy. I use it to speak about how I feel about how I am with regards to my relationship with my wife. But in a lot of ways outside of my relationship, I am learning that jealousy is not only a bad emotion, but a toxic one. It…
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2017 Comes to an End

It is the last day in 2017 and the first day my family and I are back in Illinois. For Christmas we had traveled to see our families back in Philadelphia, where we are from. We drove, which after yesterday’s travels of snow through the mountains of Pennsylvania and then white-out conditions through Ohio, was…
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Here Comes 2018
There’s only 5 days left in 2017. While I have been on vacation, visiting family and friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I want to do with regards to my writing. It just so happens that it all corresponds with the ending of 2017 and beginning of 2018. Plus with my birthday…
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Negativity

I consider myself a happy person. It’s not perfect happiness. I do find myself openly frustrated at times like anyone would. I struggle sometimes for days over issues that weigh on me. Despite this however I do actively try to maintain an attitude that is positive overall. And yes, sometimes that takes a tremendous amount…