When the morning is quiet I hear everything. I used to hate this, now it only kind of annoys me. The fridge is humming. The water is shifting in the pipes. Birds are outside. My pulse in my ear sounds like the ocean. My breathing - sometimes steady, sometimes sounding forced, but not quite like… Continue reading Traveling Man: Toss it in the dumpster and light it on fire
Year: 2021
Traveling Man: Growth, Resiliency and Identity
I've deleted this post a few times. I’ve been writing it for about a month. At one point it was 500 words - I had punched in out in 10 minutes and then sat back and thought, no, this isn't what I want to say. That happens from time to time. Maybe it's because the… Continue reading Traveling Man: Growth, Resiliency and Identity
Traveling Man: You don’t have to like my body, I do – and some days that’s still hard
No one’s body is your damn business unless you were truly invited in to that conversation. Let me explain. While I may share with you about overall health and stress and exercise and nutrition - this is not an invitation to comment on my body. When you’re out with others and you notice that they… Continue reading Traveling Man: You don’t have to like my body, I do – and some days that’s still hard
Traveling Man: Burning toxic positivity
Imagine a seesaw, or a teeter totter. When two people sit at each side and there's an uneven weight distribution you see the fluctuations pretty easily. And if you're like me and you went on the teeter totter with your sister who's six years older than you and much bigger than you, you probably remember… Continue reading Traveling Man: Burning toxic positivity
Remember when I took medical leave
I don't know how to start this. Part of me wants to be sing-songy because that's where my heart sits right now, but I'm unsure. It's not often that I'm at a loss for words - the joke with my friends, and sometimes with you, is that I'm full of words. I love language. Words… Continue reading Remember when I took medical leave
Traveling Man: 3 more months
I’m saying it again. What is time? I will never not say that because it makes sad that time has gone by so quickly, but excited that I’m also rushing into something else. I guess I like the collision of these feelings. The excitement of new steals our hearts. It’s what makes food and relationships… Continue reading Traveling Man: 3 more months
Traveling Man: 100 miles
I'm in the dark looking at the stars from my backseat window. I noticed lights from plane flying above a little while ago. I'm looking out the hatch and can see lights from the town miles away. The sky is so clear. Maybe it’s being in the mountains, maybe it just tonight, but I don't… Continue reading Traveling Man: 100 miles
Traveling Man: We’re going hiking pt. 1
But I just can't get this dreamin' off me It feels good to sit down here. I've been dabbling on this post all week and I think that's my plan, work on them bits at a time unless I have that spark in my fingers. But this one I definitely wanted to take my time.… Continue reading Traveling Man: We’re going hiking pt. 1
Traveling Man: A new book
It's been almost 5 months since I sat down and wrote a blog post. I don't know where that time went. Like, I do, but I don't. I know that there are many of you who feel the same way. It's not just that the pandemic has played a role in your perception of time,… Continue reading Traveling Man: A new book
Writing Prompt
This month is National Poetry Writing Month – or #NaPoWriMo. It’s called 30 for 30 – 30 poems for 30 days. I wrote every day last April and was blown away at what came out on the screen, but also how relieving it was. I wrote in high school. I was on the school paper.… Continue reading Writing Prompt