An Addict’s Promise
I was struggling to get my eyes to focus as I was coming out of the anesthesia. “Timothy, what is your pain level?” were the first words I heard in a muffled voice. I didn’t respond. My body was adjusting quickly and this time the voice was much louder and more distinct. “Timothy, how are […]
Please Find the Attached
“Please Find the Attached:” I write that phrase a couple times a week and I always feel like I should add more to it but it seems to serve the purpose of the email. Today I was wrapping up some work as I was thinking about the phone call I had just received from my […]
The Ugly Part of a Life Transformation
“You’re famous in Alden lol.” This morning a Facebook Memory came up in my feed. “On This Day 6 Years Ago” Heather shared a photo with the words “You’re famous in Alden lol.” It was the first time I had ever been in any sort of media. I had been through hell. I was tossed […]
I am unworthy… with 3 dots
Those 3 dots … The proper word for them is ellipsis and one of the definitions is “an unfinished thought or omitted words.” For some reason those dots have been on my mind today. I am swamped with work and the last thing I have time for is writing a blog post but there’s that […]
I Thought I Had Gratitude in the Bag… I Was Wrong.
It’s weird, I had thought about it for over an hour. I was pretty sure I could get a shower with no help. In a way, it seemed like a pretty good challenge and at the very least it was occupying my time from a somewhat rough day. The first two weeks of recovery from […]
The Base of the Mountain
We pulled up to the base of the mountain and I had a very uneasy feeling. Fear, along with anxiety had set in. As the door of the Jeep slammed the feelings of fear were quickly taken over by excitement and confidence.
There is really no point to becoming healthy if…
… you don’t have a reason to stay healthy. Sometimes we can get numb to phrases we repeat over and over. I have said the phrase, “the film Forks Over Knives didn’t just save my life but it gave me a completely new one,” at least one hundred times during presentations and interviews. Even though […]
Rise and Give Thanks
A while ago I wrote a post that was about one of the dearest concepts that I hold in my heart. I couldn’t find a way to put into words how I felt so I used the analogy of stamping gratitude with my shoes as I move across the Earth. A dance of gratitude […]
Plants Didn’t Fix Everything and I’m Scared
Elhers Danlos Syndrom I don’t want to write this and I already know this may open up a discussion that I would rather not have. Maybe it’s time it gets discussed though. I have been hiding from a topic for quite a while and I tend to dodge it or say the minimum when the […]
3 “Take-Aways” From My 50 Mile Ultra-Marathon
I haven’t written a blog in forever and I don’t usually write about specific events nor do I write “race reports”. I still don’t see myself as a “real runner” whatever that means, but I run, I work hard, and I train with passion. So, who knows where this post will go? Wherever it […]