Tag: Overthinking
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January 5, 2024
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? I bought an agenda this afternoon. I saw one on a bookstore’s website that looked quite nice but thought against it, opting for one from the dollar store. A three-dollar commitment. Last year, I was using OneNote to help me remember what…
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July 12, 2023
I used to dwell in a world of ideas, proudly declaring my love for it. But now, I find joy in turning those ideas into reality. From playing with epoxy resin to contemplating pencil holders, I might be exploring the fascinating mix of philosophy and creation.
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June 27, 2023
I can’t think of anything to write about today. I’ve been mulling over the idea of writing a blog about post about it. Anyway, here we are, I guess. I’m doing it.
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June 15, 2023
I ironed four shirts this evening. In December, one of my goals for this year was to dress better. Not as in get new clothes but to wear the clothes I have better. Ironing my shirts is part of that.
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Enough with the self-reflection
I met with a counsellor recently who ended our first session together with this: “Check in with yourself and notice how you feel.” After an hour-long session, I was being asked to self-reflect. While this is solid advice, it left me feeling unheard because self-reflection is what led me to seek out assistance. What I…
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Incomplete Thoughts on Ideas
It’s a wonder, isn’t it, that an idea was ever had at all. Whence did one, any one, originate? How, pray tell, did it arrive? For how long, no one knows, will it stay?
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Prongs on a Fork
Every time I’ve sat down to do some journalling over the last two weeks, my plans for the summer have been top of mind. I’ve been desperately trying to figure out what I want to do with the nine weeks that lay ahead of me. The practice of looking forward with no clear idea of…
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Finding Silence One Page at a Time – 20 Months of Morning Pages
In 2002, Journals was released. It’s a collection of Kurt Cobain’s notes, letters, lists, and drawings. It could easily be argued that his music was his liberation, his way of finding nirvana. The collection shines a light on how Cobain thought. It’s an insight into who the man was behind the curtains, not behind the…
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Triggered or Cocked?
My knowledge of firearms is very limited. I’ve played a few hunting video games in my day but I’ve never fired a real gun. I’ve seen movies with people shooting at each other in them. My friends have told me stories about the times when they’ve fired guns. The custodian at work told me that…