• Best worst years?

    When you reflect on the past, do you think of the best and worst years of your life? I do. And for the latter, I can easily think of three, one of which we all have in common — 2020. The second is irrelevant for this post, and the third is [drum roll] 2023. All year, until this month, I’ve felt like a specimen for the continuous study of Murphy’s Law (if there’s one). Literally everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong…and for almost 12 months. I want you to picture that for me. A journey so incredible I have to document it. Essentially, this is how the year…

  • Outcomes: real life at a glance

    How about a short and sweet thought? Sometimes, the decisions you make won’t be the smartest, the most appropriate, or sensible. Maybe not even the most affordable. Mistakes will be made. But whether it was worthy or worthless, too much or too little — it was your decision. And it was important to you at some point. And, it mattered to you that you were in charge and it mattered that you had a say. So don’t look back with a regretful gaze; you got your way. Make the best of every possible outcome and make peace with your mistakes.