Category: Writing
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Life in a Fish Bowl
The other day I stopped at a friend’s house and, while I was there, noticed their bright blue beta fish sitting in a small clear bowl. His name is Henry. He lives on the bookshelf away from the window. There was nothing else in the bowl with Henry. Just him, his thoughts, and a little…
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Saturday the 6th
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Ted Lasso and the Meaning of Life
I already talked about the spirit and impact of Ted Lasso, but I can’t stop thinking about this character. Specifically, the seemingly endless well of optimism and joy that Ted carries with him everywhere he goes. The idea of happiness is one that I think about a lot – where does it really come from?…
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Ted Lasso and the story of Jesus
I have recently started watching the Apple TV+ original show, Ted Lasso, starring Jason Seduikis. It tells the story of a young college football coach from Kansas who is hired to coach a English Premiere League football club with no experience, and practically no knowledge of the game. While the plot of the show revolves…
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Cherish the Vase
I brought this Instagram post up with my sister Theresa today during a conversation about time and ambition we were having across her kitchen island. After looking at it for a minute, she finally said “I think there’s such a fine balance between cherishing time and worshipping it.” We can, and should, work to cherish…
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Content in Contentedness
In a recent discussion on the Tim Ferris Show, Seth Godin said again and again that “knowing there’s enough [in life] opens the door to merely do the work.“ Contentedness paves the way for contentedness. If we take away the expectations of numbers or dollars or hopes for more, we allow ourselves to do the…
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Sunday the 28th
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The Sentence of the Day
Being stranded in the desert desert was his desert for deserting.
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The Symbol of Chess
Three days in a row last week, I scrolled on my little smartphone to see a different white girl posting a picture to Instagram of a chess board in various states of setup and play. I looked on, livid, as these people proved their sophistication and love of The Queen’s Gambit – not through a…
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Coffee trip (short?)
Every Sunday for the past several months, my sister Theresa has driven an hour and a half to the café she used to work at in Madison, WI, and works the day – in what would normally be the job for three separate baristas. It’s a sweet little coffee shop, connected to a bicycle company…