Pursuing self expression and money does not have to be mutually exclusive, but neither tied together either! — I give up! Sitting outside on break one cool evening at my retail position, I decided to repeat this mantra that frees oneself from the feelings of obligation and frustrations of not living up to them. I give up, Igive up, Igiveup, igiveup!!! Before this, I was in the process…

Emotions and numbers rarely meet — Read this article! It shows how dangerous for the heart the vaccine is! This was a text I was greeted with when sitting down for my break. Like so many articles I’ve been sent, I accept it with an open sense of inquiry and skepticism. …

Let your mind wander from time to time, and explore possibilities! As life grew more busy for me around the second week of January, I decided to take a hiatus from publishing once a day. Between burnout and increasing business in one of my day jobs, it was time to…

It’s easier than you think! I started the new year with the intention to write and publish a short essay every day. What’s a new year without ambitious goals? With the holidays now at a close, the daily grind of life found a way to throw a wrench in the…

Save a little ego so you have a voice — Despite my struggles with writing and depression for the past few days, there has been a glimmer in the waves of confusion. Haiku. I’ve written a bit about this short form of Japanese poetry before, but it has been a literal mental reprieve and tool of refocusing during these rougher…

Sitting with the creeping futility Drowning is a terrifying prospect. When you go on a cruise, it is general safety procedure to review what one must do if they spot a passenger that has fallen off. All one is allowed to do after shouting “man overboard!” …

Life has many doors, Ed boy What are you writing for? It’s a question that pops into our heads from time to time. …

A surprising lesson from a very blunt response — “To be absolutely frank, I don’t like you.” This was said in some of the final messages I received from someone that I interact with on a regular basis on New Year’s Eve. My ego was bruised. “Don’t take this personally though. I just think we have some fundamental differences…