Posts made in January, 2017

Bungee jumping sounds like a terrible idea.

Posted on Jan 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Bungee jumping sounds like a terrible idea.

Bungee jumping sounds like a terrible idea.

This year, I’m trying to try new things.  And some new old things.  I’ve never really been afraid of new things.  I would try any food once, I won’t back down from a challenge, I’m always up for an adventure, I moved to new places a lot and was frequently the new kid as a result.  But last year, I really got kinda down as the year went on and I started realizing I needed a reset button.  Since I’m not good at keeping resolutions, I decided to challenge myself.  I like challenges.  So in order to get this new year started in the way I wanted to, I made a jumbled glob of thoughts.  I want to try some new things and retry some old things.  I...

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The Pain of Loss

Posted on Jan 10, 2017 | Comments Off on The Pain of Loss

The Pain of Loss

Over the years, I haven’t had to deal with very much death, for which I’m grateful.  Most of my loss came in the form of losing different aspects of my life to which I had grown accustomed.  However, the few times I’ve had to deal with the pain of losing someone, I’ve had to wrestle with it.  My grandfather died two years before I was born but there isn’t a single day that goes by that I don’t think about him.  Today, he would’ve turned 69.  It’s kind of a hard day for me simply because I don’t know what to do.  I wonder whether I should spend more time thinking about him and celebrating...

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