I first heard about Morning Pages from Julia Cameron, an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, pigeon fancier, composer, and journalist. Needless to say, she’s a BAD-ASS, a term I grew up with, used to describe someone that is amazing at what they do. She was also married…

Technology is wonderful when used consciously but through my own experience and what I have observed, it’s clear that the mass consumption of this digital pixelated world wreaking carnage on our minds. — The cops pulled me over. I knew it was bad, although I didn’t know exactly what I did. It was dusk and the air was restless. The mood of that evening reminded me of the first episode of the Wonder Years when Kevin went for a walk, only to find…

The past is just that. A story that doesn’t exist anymore. It’s like a fire that’s been put out, but our minds hold us, prisoner, to these memories. — The past is a story. It doesn’t exist anymore, yet the basis for a lot of mental issues is derived from stories of yesterday. We willingly and unconsciously conjure up these stories again and again. Why do we do this? Why do unfavorable circumstances hold so much precedence in our lives today?

The past is just that. A story that doesn’t exist anymore. It’s like a fire that’s been put out, but our minds hold us, prisoner, to these memories. — The past is a story. It doesn’t exist anymore, yet the basis for a lot of mental issues is derived from stories of yesterday. We willingly and unconsciously conjure up these stories again and again. Why do we do this? Why do unfavorable circumstances hold so much precedence in our lives today?

Host Stephen Colbert asked, “What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves?” He said, “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.” — There is a type of magnetism that words leaders, artists, successful entrepreneurs, and athletes embody. Many find themselves attracted to these figures because they embark on endeavors where they are able to tap into flow states of presence and mystify the masses with their craft.

Technology is wonderful when used consciously but through my own experience and what I have observed, it’s clear that the mass consumption of this digital pixelated world wreaking carnage on our minds — The cops pulled me over. I knew it was bad, although I didn’t know exactly what I did. It was dusk and the air was restless. The mood of that evening reminded me of the first episode of The Wonder Years when Kevin went for a walk, only to find…

“From the time you take your first breath, you become eligible to die. You also become eligible to find your greatness and become the one warrior.” David Goggins — Ever since I first heard former Navy Seal, David Goggins on Joe Rogan’s podcast, I’ve been a fan of his philosophy. Without truly knowing, his experiences have led him down the path of an almost warrior-type monk-like figure. I will be referencing his words throughout this article.

“If you break down the human struggle in one word, it would be, confront.” — I’m a late bloomer when it comes to the greatness of Jerry Seinfeld. I didn’t watch my first episode of Seinfeld until 2020, some 30 years after its infancy. I also never had potato dauphinoise until 2020. If you don’t know what that is, then I’m glad, because I may…

Acknowledgment that life’s unfavorable circumstances are actually lessons is half the battle. The other half is to embrace the obstacles and jump over the hurdles into the ocean of clarity and wisdom. — “There are no obstacles on the path, the obstacles are the path.” — Zen Proverb Once upon a time lived an old farmer who had worked on his crops for many years. …