The Wayward Journal

We are connected more than ever, more expressive than ever then I think we are disagreeing more than ever. How do we deal?

Why did we chase this standard of beauty that few are gifted?

How do I set boundaries?

It feels like doing something while black is a dangerous endeavor in America.

How to attack your own beliefs and what you think you know. 

Sorry for the hard breathing in advanced. I took an attachment style test on Psychology today and made a plan to attack my emotional issues.

How studying characters in story changed how I feel about regret.

Kobe Bryant, my childhood hero, has died tragically. How his life and death affected me. 

How writing a story taught me about making choices. 

Settling down back into my old new life in Atlanta, the crappiness of writer's block and recognizing what it means to enjoy the process.

I have returned to Atlanta changed with a new outlook and new goals coupled with a feeling of loss from what I left behind to get here. 

Why can't we ask for help? What are the consequences for ourselves and others if we don't? 

A conversation over drinks about weakness in our character. 

No job, car broke down, low on cash, and now this...

My dad visits and stays in my mom's house who he has been separated from for more than 15 years while I am there as well. The bright side is that I learn a little bit about some fears I hold. 

After years of stalling, I finally arrived at my first therapy session. 

While working on my friend's family farm, we had a conversation that revealed to me that you really can't hide the truth from the people that know you. 

After the heartbeat ban on abortion came out in Georiga and others, I took a moment or three weeks to examine my views on the issue. 

What is shame and how do we deal with it? 

Have you ever been curious about what life coaching is? In this episode, I bring on a life coach (Didi Mann) as a special guest  to discuss what life coaching is, what is the process and much  more. 

Feeling overwhelmed by everything? Then like me, you need to discover or rediscover a stress relieving activity. 

A compliment prompts me to question the way I view myself. 

Have you ever had a strange dream that might have an embedded message for you in it? 

Trying my best to imitate water and deal with a not-so-perfect quarter, week and weekend. 

Open communication. What can it get you? Closure, acceptance, ...sex on a rooftop? 

How do flawed individuals have a relationship? 

Exploring power and principles in our daily lives. 

Now, there is so much content wanting for our attention, because views equal dollars. How should you spend your money and more importantly, your time?

A friend I made in Mexico City had this idea to give free hugs in Zocalo. I came along as security but had an experience I could not have expected.

A conversation I had with a new friend at CEPE (a language school in Mexico City) about an aspect about being a woman sparked a internal conversation about empathy and power.

Visiting a town with a woman that I know slightly more than the town, where I learn about how to communicate without the full command of the language and the other important components of communication.

Putting myself in uncomfortable situations to be more comfortable with being uncomfortable. Sounds like a good plan, right?

My first attempt at fulfilling a dream of making a film.

I slugged around my metaphorical heavier heart around the beautiful city of Edinburgh.

The second meeting with some friends I met in Mexico City in Barcelona, where a relationship goes outside the realm of the platonic.

I stumbled into a hole in the wall cafe, where I met two beautiful Italian women and a boring night out got interesting.

Took a history tour of Dublin, drank some Irish whiskey, got kicked out of a bar, met Miss West Virginia (2015), and some other stuff.

Hanging out and dancing with new and old friends at an idian wedding to picking up polish hitchhikers in Iceland. YOLO!

Prodical son returns from Mexico and mommy is mad, boy!

After a conversation with my brother, I find out that I need a little Trump confidence in my life.

A trip to the Soumaya Musem and looking at some elephant tusk art inspired a discussion on how limiting a good thing is a good thing.

An intense moment on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico reveals more to me on empathy and thoughtfulness.

What is the best approach to view new challenges or events: with optimism or pessissm?

Last minute trip to New York City for the B.I.G. Salsa festival, where I learn a lesson about mistakes.

Want to quit your job? Yes. Know what to do after? No. Me neither. Follow my journey of figuring it out.