I did something today that I haven’t done in a very long time. I played. I stumbled across a music AI service called Suno, and on a whim, I uploaded a couple of songs I wrote a long time ago. Raw recordings. Just me and a guitar and whatever I had back then. One of … Continue reading Music Never Dies
Nothing Comes Easy
Some days you grind. Some days you rest so you can grind again tomorrow. Today was a good day — Bible study before the sun came up, a walk at lunch, finished Cal Newport’s So Good They Can’t Ignore You, all in all a good day. But tonight I’m keeping it short. The tank is … Continue reading Nothing Comes Easy
Keep Building Context
I met a woman at work recently — we’ll call her Jane — who’s been doing her job for thirty-five years. She made a comment in passing that stuck with me. She said somebody needs to get all the knowledge out of her head before she retires, because if nobody comes to extract it, it’s … Continue reading Keep Building Context
Take the Next Step (Revisited)
Two years ago, I wrote a post called “Take the Next Step.” I told the story of a man named Pat who received a terrible prognosis from his doctor and decided to change his life by walking to Walmart. No car. No shortcuts. If he wanted to eat, he had to walk a mile to … Continue reading Take the Next Step (Revisited)
So Many Brown Cows
Knowing what you’re good at and knowing what your contribution to the world is supposed to be are two very different conversations. I’ve been thinking about that gap a lot lately. Not in a defeated way — more like standing at the edge of what I know and sensing something just past it. I have … Continue reading So Many Brown Cows
