I am who I say I am, but only when I can.

You know why they tell you to “act as if” when you’re trying to accomplish a goal? Because that’s quite literally the thing that has to happen for the goal or dream to be realized. I think it’s a lot harder than some people think to do that, especially if their feelings are at stake.

If you say you’re the person that does big bold things then you have to start taking big bold actions. If you say you’re a person that’s going to write every day or work out every day or not drink then all you have to do is just do that. It’s about making the choice over and then making it again. Spoiler alert: That doesn’t mean it gets easier though.

We all have an internal clock. A rhythm we naturally fall into if we’re allowed, and times that we’re better at doing certain tasks than others. I’m not quite sure yet if writing just before bed is my most coherent time, but it certainly has always been a time when I feel introspective. Which isn’t always a good thing when I’m trying to go to sleep instead of sitting...

Did you instinctually read that like you’re singing it? That’s definitely how I wrote it. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” That’s definitely how I wrote it. I remember being at maybe vacation bible school when I was around 10 or so and singing this song. It felt good then and it feels good now. I feel like I was today years old though when I...

And now that I’m here, I have. Ta dah! When we set expectations for ourselves, really we’re the only ones who know if we’re meeting them. I don’t know about you, but I’ve backed out of a whole lot of things that I’ve decided to do. Granted I have a pretty active imagination and am always coming up with new ideas so there’s a decent amount of...

It feels a little different choosing to do something just for the sake of the practice. Of all the years I’ve done so many things, “the practice” is probably the most elusive part. Not the “doing”. Doing the thing because it’s time to do the thing is a different vibe. Doing the thing just because you have decided that you want to be the person that does the...

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