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This was the warning given to me by my mother when I was a child and spoke disrespectfully. I just deleted the explanation point from the end of the sentence because my Mother never said it excitingly. She said it calmly. At that point I was supposed to pause, yield and self-evaluate then try again.… Read more

Like having to look at yourself in the mirror at 2am after being steam rolled by the flu haven’t showered or brushed your teeth in days kinda aint pretty. Doing the work of demolition ain’t pretty. You wake up in the middle of the night because your heart aches from the pain. Crying over the… Read more

In my twenties, I rented an apartment in a mixed-use building. The first floor was all retail space; the second floor was all apartments. One day, my landlord approached me, asking if I could use my bookkeeping skills to help an eyeglass business in the building. He knew the business was bringing in good money… Read more

I have always hated a spotlight of attention. It puts me in a state of panic. I dumb myself down. After a moment being spotlighted I always find a million reasons to be disappointed with myself. Most of the time it’s not that I was even the center of attention. It just felt like I… Read more

After a moment to think about this. To spoon feed or not to spoon feed my story. There’s a lot to unpack. No one can reach their destination while staring in the rear view mirror. So in short bullet point form I’ll summarize my life. I can feel a lot of self doubt arise now.… Read more

I was going to spoon feed myself doses of my own reality. But I’m going to give this a quick rundown to see if I even understand everything’s that happened. 2010 – yup already got overwhelmed. I’ll make the approach again tomorrow or in the next few hours. It’s okay. Deep breath take a step… Read more

Self-talk is real. Real powerful. This is what I told myself after configuring my email. This is a simple site but one that I configured myself. You see what I did there? “This is a simple site”, I downgraded my accomplishment. I didn’t even do that on purpose. I would never let anyone else get… Read more

This has been the process. Except, my fingers never actually make it to the keyboard. It all happens in my head. Pause, think, type. Now that my fingers have actually started kissing the keys the process is now: pause, think, type. I have an audience in my head. It feels so unlike me to say… Read more

I wasn’t always. Well, it was something I grew out of with a great deal of effort. Eventually, I reached a point where I could give long presentations in front of large crowds. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t nervous or scared—I was terrified. But the more I did it, the easier it got. I’m hoping… Read more