Friday I slept until after eight. I've done that maybe twice in ten years. I'm up at 5:30 every day, not because anyone makes me — I like it, it's the quietest part of the day and it belongs to me. But Friday I woke up at some point, looked at the clock, and went … Continue reading Eight O’clock
7-40 Challenge | Round 5 Day 1 I recorded four minutes of thoughts on my walk this morning and never stumbled once. Then I sat down to film a thirty-second video saying the same thing, and my brain locked up. That gap has bothered me for a while, because on paper it makes no sense. … Continue reading The Room I Can’t Read
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week My son and I don't get out alone much. Tonight we did. Our town shoots fireworks on the third and the fourth, so my wife kissed us both goodnight and sent us off — just the two of us, no plan beyond finding a spot and watching the sky come … Continue reading The Third of July
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week I saw a quote today on social media. You've seen a version of it a hundred times: We only get one life. So why aren't you running as hard as you can toward your wildest dreams? It was attached to somebody's website. There was a famous name stapled to it … Continue reading The Dream You Never Actually Wanted
7-40 Challenge | Rest Week Thirteen years ago, my grandmother was home, slowly waiting for the cancer to take her. I knew she was near the end. She lived about an hour and a half away, so I called and asked if I could come early. I drove down, and that morning I cooked her … Continue reading A Good Goodbye
