Dr. Seuss :)

He is perhaps one of the best writers and philosophical thinkers of our time.

My favorite Dr. Seuss line of all time.

"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you."

Love who you are even when you find yourself feeling disappointed, defeated , or angry; There truly is no one who can be you. I struggle with this idea all the time, and it is wasted energy to be disappointed with yourself. Living is not spent reflecting on the past, but existing in the present and looking forward.

Little pond

Unfortunately, we inevitably will come across people who have an ego problem. Luckily, I've come to understand that they are just big fish in a little pond. What is most important about this statement is they really fail to comprehend the complexity of the world outside of their bubble. We are all just the size of an electron(probably smaller) in the scheme of the Universe we live.Yes even you, Mister Arrogance.

Ask yourself this.
Will you have made a positive difference in the world before your life ended?

Mr. Fish, respect the fish in your pond because you don't get to pick a new pond in this lifetime.

The quieter you become

...The more you can hear. We spend so much time talking and thinking that we rarely hear the world that actually matters around us. Nature is a perfect mirror for us and if you allow yourself to hear the quiet hum you'll find your peace where you can remember who you are and what words inside your thoughts are actually your own. It is in separating yourself from the external environment that you actually become part of the flow of energy in the natural world around you. Separate to become part of the whole.

swimming the ocean

Sometimes you can't dictate the way the tide pulls you, you just have to keep yourself afloat. The ocean is an amazingly complex system of interactions. Storms, sunshine, creatures of all sizes and dispositions, and a million places you can call your home. The trick is to know that danger and obstacles are often unavoidable, and in the end the journey is incomplete and unrewarding without a little struggle. 

Casualties of War

We often discuss war and atrocities in a numberical sense. As hard data; number of people killed and injured, number of buildings destroyed, total dollars of destruct, etc.

What is often not accounted for is the lives of people that drastically change, but are not dead or immediately injured. Orphaned children are the hardest hit by war I feel and it is time we stop creating wars at the expense of tomorrow's population.

Keep in mind we're human

As a human you are not capable of moving through life without making mistakes. It is the joy and frustration with being a rational being who can make irrational decisions; we are all capable of making terrible or wonderful decisions. To think you are always going to make the right decision is foolish. But what I want to stress is we learn wisdom through making different choices. Some bad, some good, and some making nearly no difference.

Set fire to the rain

As i began my first "lunch" run, there was rain on its way. The sky was dark and the streetlights on. The wind flew past my face and I remembered what it was like to be alive. The second song to shuffle through my playlist was Set Fire to the Rain by Adele, I thought it very fitting as the rain began to splash onto my face.


I think the electronic age removes important elements of what it is like to be both human and alive. Living, breathing, moving. I feel happy and energized for the first time this week. What a way to start the weekend. 


Savor every moment.
"We are more than the sum of our knowledge, we are the products of our imagination." Native American Proverb