You know the version of you that shows up to work? The one that’s got it together, handles problems, doesn’t sweat the small stuff? Yeah. That guy’s exhausting to be around. I’ve been that guy. For years, honestly. The one in the room who reads the situation and adjusts — cracks a joke when things … Read more
It wasn’t what you’d expect (but is it ever really?). It wasn’t a quiet song at the end of a long day. It wasn’t something slow and sad that snuck up on me while I was making dinner. It wasn’t the kind of moment that a release is supposed to look like. It was “Custer” … Read more
Most people probably thought I was a loser. Not the loud, obvious kind. Just the quiet guy in the corner who didn’t have much to say. The one who froze up when the conversation got real. The one who laughed at the wrong time or went completely silent when everyone else seemed to know exactly … Read more
Get knocked down. Get back up and dust yourself off. Get knocked down. Get back up and dust yourself off. Get knocked down. Get back… What do you do when you’re tired of getting up? You’re not giving up. You are just too tired to get up. “You can do this. You’re the strongest person … Read more
I’m standing in a crowd of several thousand people, the bass physically moving through my chest, and Trent Reznor is screaming something that sounds like it was pulled directly out of my worst 3 AM thoughts. And every single person around me is completely losing it.Not in a dangerous way. In a released way. Which … Read more
It’s been a few days since I got blindsided for being vulnerable. Four days since every defense mechanism fired at once and screamed “SHUT IT DOWN.” Four days of fighting the urge to brick up the walls and go back to the emotional fortress I spent years dismantling. I’m not going to tell you I’m … Read more
I woke up this morning to a gut punch I didn’t see coming. The kind that makes you want to brick up every wall you’ve spent years tearing down. The kind that whispers “see, this is why you don’t open up” while you’re still processing what just happened. For 57 years, I’ve heard the same … Read more
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