Category Archives: Adventures

A Rare Opportunity

This year has brought up a lot of intense emotions for just about everybody. As such, it has presented a rare opportunity to discuss the collective unconscious. This is a concept developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. Jung postulated that … Continue reading

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Personal Growth and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

My life over the past few years has been like a combination of experiences from Doctor Strange, Thor, and the Hulk in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) movies. I saw the Doctor Strange parallels several years ago. This was the … Continue reading

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Removing My Restrictor Plates

In some NASCAR races, the cars are fitted with restrictor plates to reduce the amount of air coming into the engines. This, in turn, reduces the power of the cars, limits how quickly they can accelerate, and prevents them from … Continue reading

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Warnings or Tests?

How do you tell if an obstacle you encounter is a warning to go no further or a test to see if you really want what’s on the other side? This question has been in the back of my head … Continue reading

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The Garden of Life

Sometimes I have to hear a lesson several times before I start putting it into practice. I’ve come to think of this process as akin to gardening. Hearing the lesson once plants the seed. Hearing it several more times adds … Continue reading

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Two Perspectives

My blog posts are usually positive since I’m generally in a good mood when I write them. Occasionally, however, I go through a season in which I feel extremely negative, anxious, sad, or angry. When that happens, my perspective shifts … Continue reading

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Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020

(Real quick: this will be my last daily blog post. I’ll still be posting once a week, though, so I’m not going anywhere. Thanks for accompanying me on this journey thus far. I hope you stick around to see where … Continue reading

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Ringing in the New Year

Amidst the fanfare of New Year’s celebrations, I can easily forget that things are going to continue as they are once the festivities are over. Just because the calendar changes doesn’t mean that anything else will change. My present habits, … Continue reading

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2020 Goals

Like many other people, I’ve been thinking lately about some things I’d like to accomplish next year. I don’t consider these New Year’s resolutions as I think that approach is problematic to say the least. Most of the things on … Continue reading

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My 2019 Highlights

This past year would be difficult to describe in a few words or even in one blog post. I could spend ages talking about how 2019 affected me. Instead, I’ll just mention some of the highlights of my year in … Continue reading

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