Month: October 2021

I told my team today about all the things I want to do with my life, and I was surprised how positive they were about it. There was no mention of “Well, you might not succeed.” It was unnecessary because of course I’ve considered the possibility that I might not succeed. Very few meaningful ventures…

I’ve got 20 minutes left in the computer room, but I wanted to put this on here. Thinking about the short-term and short-term goals seems to be a much more popular lens than focusing on the long-term, but I think that’s exactly what brought me to rock bottom. The short term is going to suck,…

I haven’t been writing as much lately, for a reason. The 🤬 hospital changed their policies again and this time they reduced our screentime. It’s hard for me to fit everything I do on the phone into a brief period of time, so I don’t get to write as much as I would like. What’s…

”But Daddy I didn’t try to!” I remember my tiny voice crying desperately. ”Well you didn’t try not to!” my father roared, before diving in to pour out his wrath on me. Or sometimes, ”But Daddy I forgot that I wasn’t allowed to do that!” I screamed in total sincerity. “Well this will help you…

I’ve been a bit discouraged about writing lately because it seems that I still haven’t been discovered, and also because I feel like I’m being judged if I’m “on electronics” all day. But staring off into space and/or sleeping all day isn’t really any better. I did get a recent morale boost when the hospital’s…