There’s an idea in Buddhism that basically says, “expectation is the filter through which reality becomes suffering.” An easy way to elucidate that point is to just… Read more “Fight Week Brain Gymnastics”
Category: Writing
You’re Full of Shit, and So am I
Have you ever found yourself leaning up against the tiles of your shower wall (or perhaps curled up on the bacteria-riddled floor) wondering, “who the fuck am I?” … Read more “You’re Full of Shit, and So am I”
Sobriety Birthday No. 1
I woke up that morning, exactly one year ago today, under a suffocating cloud of dread. I didn’t remember getting into bed, and I didn’t remember anything… Read more “Sobriety Birthday No. 1”
Mediocrity vs. Paralysis
Synchronicity can be a powerful, powerful thing. I don’t know what causes two apparently disconnected things to smash into each other within our psyche creating an entire new… Read more “Mediocrity vs. Paralysis”
Well That Didn’t Work….
They withdrew my visa application today. If you know me personally, then you know I’ve been in a 3 year long, horribly disgruntled relationship with a mining… Read more “Well That Didn’t Work….”