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Stories about the things men carry but never say out loud. Written by one man figuring it out in real time. Start wherever it stings.
Arrived. Just Not Where You Expected.
Happiness is a dull, repetitive exercise. I took my Crocs off in the middle of a forest trail and understood something. Happiness isn't where you thought it was. On gratitude, hedonic adaptation, and learning to notice what's already here.
Unsaved Changes
Consciousness can make life extraordinary. It can also ruin a Tuesday. Sometimes both before breakfast.
I know what I should do.
Eat well. Train. Be present. Breathe before the reaction arrives — by the time you feel it, it's already moving.
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Some of what you call your personality is just what nobody has challenged yet.
Some time ago, our friend came to visit. He'd barely sat down before he started — how they sang to the baby, the competition for the baby's attention. The best grandparents he'd ever seen. Possibly the best grandparents anyone had ever seen. Then my partner asked about his wife, and he told her she had lived in both Africa and Asia before they met. Super, super awesome person.