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06/19/2022

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads showing up for their kids!

Being a father is the biggest of blessings.

Just this past week, Jemma graduated from elementary school. Over the past few years, it has been an incredible experience to witness her determination, appetite for growth, and ability to adapt to change.

Her elementary school experience may be the most unique experience of any generation before her, with remote learning, social distancing, masks, and being separated from her friends for more than a year. Not once during homeschooling did I have to remind her to be ready for class, every single day during the pandemic, she was up, dressed, prepared, and sitting in front of her computer waiting for her teacher.

During this time, she moved from a below-average reader requiring additional tutoring to testing at an 8th grade level in 5th grade, which could have been higher, but they don't test any higher at her age.

She has the most supportive and tight-knit group of girlfriends I've ever seen. They revel in their uniqueness. They express themselves without fear and with pride in who they are.

To say I'm proud of her is, of course, an understatement. She has my love and my respect. What more can a father ask for? So happy fathers day to me!

03/19/2022

I’m one-year alcohol-free! ✅

It wasn’t easy at times. The first three weeks were incredibly not easy. Parties, birthdays, anniversaries, dates, camping trips with the guys, not easy. Bad days, really not easy. Now that I’ve passed the one-year mark, not easy.

Now what?

I still want to drink. I don’t think of myself as having a problem. I chose to stop drinking because I started to want to drink more than I thought was healthy. I wanted to re-establish a more healthy relationship with alcohol.

But now I’m asking myself, should I stay alcohol-free? Or could I start drinking lightly again now and not fall into that old habit? Did I really have a problem? Are these the thoughts of someone who was able to stop drinking cold by himself for a year and can manage to drink only socially again, or are these the thoughts of someone who does have a problem? Am I overthinking it?

Where’s the roadmap to success for this stuff? What does success even look like?

The journey continues… we are all a work in progress. 🙏🏼

📸 Vanessa Angel

03/04/2022

This is how I feel about Russia invading Ukraine!

While this poem was written about the devastating fires in Australia in 2020, it captures the sense of helplessness and the almost shame I feel just going about life as if nothing is happening.

I feel like this about every war and pretty much every injustice I see.

But the injustice at this scale hits me hard.

Beautifully written !

02/27/2022

I love this quote from because it is simple but mighty.

It reminds us that doing the work to know ourselves, to know our "why" - what brings us joy, is only half the work, even though it's mighty work in itself!

The other half is consistently showing up for yourself by making the choice every day to stay true to your "why" so we can live a life of meaning.

You gotta love Dolly. She keeps it real!

02/22/2022

I can travel the world, but the truth is I've found it hard to find places that beat the majesty and beauty of my backyard here in the PNW!

02/16/2022

This is the truth about love! You can be in love at times, yet it's not good for you. It isn't right. Because being in love is not enough. Both people need to want to meet on the bridge. And both people need to have the skills to meet on the bridge!

This is why working on yourself, working on your self-love, is so crucial. To meet your partner on the bridge, you BOTH need to know and love yourselves and have the emotional intelligence to communicate your specific needs and boundaries. You BOTH have to intentionally and calmly respond rather than react to each other, so your relationship isn't damaged by harmful words. You BOTH have to know your triggers and preemptively ask for help navigating tricky waters as a team.

If you have love but don't feel like your partner is meeting on the bridge, the message here is true. There is a greater love out there for you, and that love will be ready!

02/15/2022

Happy Valentines Day, everyone! For all those couples out there, I hope you can celebrate your love with your special person today! If this Valentines Day finds you single, I hope you don't feel down about it. If there's one thing I've learned in this life, cultivating your love for yourself is the greatest source of happiness you will ever find. If you can fill all your needs yourself, you have found your valentine; it's you! When you get to that place, you don't need a partner. You just want one when the fit is right. Just think, if you are single today and working on loving yourself, you're working on welcoming the most complete, beautiful love you can imagine for yourself into your life sometime in the future. That sounds pretty good, doesn't it? I think so!

02/07/2022

This is by far the most important love story of your life!

The End.

01/31/2022

The past three years have been quite challenging for me physically and mentally. I've had melanoma skin cancer removed from my back, requiring 20 stitches. I have had the virus not once but twice. I've had two back injuries flare up regularly. A calf muscle injury that knocked me out of hiking for a season. And last but least, I stuck a crampon in my calf and ripped a 6-inch tear down it, requiring 25 more stitches!

As someone who thrives on being physically healthy and fit, maintaining my mental health has a new approach, it's been a journey of patience, resolve, and growth. As I fight my way back to total health and fitness, I've realized that through these experiences, I've learned to find joy in other areas. The frequent recovery times have given some space in my calendar and slowed me down, creating space (and a need) for me to explore new things.

The experience has underscored the belief that things do happen for a reason. I've learned not to resist setbacks but instead to seek out the opportunity they provide. Our path in life can seem not to make sense until it does!

01/23/2022

It seems obvious, but it's not easy, and there are many reasons why. To know what brings you the most joy, you have to know yourself. Many people discover that what they thought brought them joy was motivated by what someone else wanted, like a parent or a partner. Others are so driven by their careers or a learned definition of success that they don't tune into themselves enough to hear what makes their hearts sing. Then there are those souls who generously devote their lives to others, not stopping to give breath to their dreams.

No matter who you are, you deserve to experience joy. You only get one life!

With that in mind, do you think your life is optimized around what brings you joy?

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