Category Archives: Adventures

A Lovely Season

This is an interesting season in my life. In short, it feels like I’m retired. This might seem like a strange thing to say, considering that I’m still working at my new job, I have about as many hours as … Continue reading

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Handling Fear

Fear has been in my life for as long as I can remember. Sometimes it’s appeared as a small amount of anxiety and other times it’s made me freeze in my tracks, preventing me from doing anything. The most effective … Continue reading

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When Everything Starts to Make Sense

There comes a time when your perspective shifts, everything starts to make sense, and you begin to understand why things happened the way they did. You look back at painful moments and see the lessons you learned from them. You … Continue reading

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My Week of Floating

At the time of this writing, I’ve floated for eight days straight. I had originally planned to float for just two days in a row, but then I decided to see what it would be like to float every day … Continue reading

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An Amazing Saturday

I’ve had a lot of wonderful days as of late and yesterday was no exception. It was easily the best Saturday I’ve had in a while; almost everything went smoothly and the day was full of cool things from beginning … Continue reading

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A Strategy Based on Stephen Covey’s Ideas

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People contains so much wisdom and so many life hacks that I regularly refer back to it. Whenever I do, I always find something good that I had forgotten or never noticed before. I’ve … Continue reading

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Realizations from My Most Recent Float

I’ve had some odd experiences in my last few floats. I fell asleep in each of them, but I’ve done that in most of my floats, so that isn’t the odd part. The odd part is that I’ve gotten fidgety … Continue reading

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My Lovely Sunday

I had a nice, relaxing Sunday yesterday. I started the day by getting up and going to work. It was a steady morning with a few slow periods in between the busy times, so I had no complaints about how … Continue reading

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Some More of My Plan

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about ways to make a positive difference in the world. In the process, I’ve devised, adjusted, and abandoned a lot of plans that I hope will create the changes that I want to … Continue reading

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The Law of Diffusion

In Start With Why, Simon Sinek talks about the Law of Diffusion, which explains how people react to something new. Those who are leading the way are called innovators, and they challenge the status quo and inspire people to think … Continue reading

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