🌸 The Flower and Flame of Memorial Day
Honoring sacrifice with service, one wilting flower, one spreading flame at a time.
Topic
writing
A collection of 11 issues
🔄 To read, to write, to discuss...to think!
A reflection of the reasons to read, write, and discuss, all in service of deepening our capacity to truly, unmistakably think.
🎙️ (Un)productive Hobbies
The arc of my life, in terms of productivity, is a strange one. I think I've been missing something along the way.
A comfortable upbringing found me apathetic, happy enough with average grades and better than average friendships that I felt little ambition to really try.
Then I
âť“The Questions Themselves
Answers. We spend our lives in search of them. We are desperate for them, so desperate that we embrace slipshod shortcuts that allow us to circumvent the work we ought to put in to arrive at those answers. To cut right through it and get to the end as fast
đź“Ł Out Loud
Yesterday, I got to teach. It got me thinking of the unique power of the spoken word, and what that means about how we learn and process information.
On Teaching and Listening
I love teaching, especially when it's a group of fired up veterans who have actually done
🔋 Why I Write
What's the value of writing a blog like this?
One of my favorite newsletters is Ness Labs. It's a mindful approach to getting things done, written in a unique and relatable prose — not entirely dissimilar from my goal of writing here.
(for my fellow nerds — that
Procrastination in a Bunker
On deployment, I wrote a newsletter. I was 21, sending reflections from a foreign land with tight restrictions on what I could and could not do and say. I knew how to string sentences together, but I hadn't read or written enough to move beyond adolescent syntax and
If My Kids Ask About Joining the Military
It’s the day after July 4th (aka July 5th). Amidst yesterday’s fireworks and cookout, I found myself pondering: how would I feel if my kids consider joining the military?
I have a few days off work, allowing me precious time with family and a chance to do things
Two Thousand and Two Ways to Feel Inadequate
Hello inadequacy, my old friend. I've come to battle you again.
This morning, I woke up and did a quick scroll through LinkedIn. Within the first few minutes, I saw:
* A project someone launched that I wish I had launched
* A post from someone I keep meaning to
Saying Yes
The other day, I walked past Revival Food Hall in Chicago. I stopped in to snap this picture and take a few minutes to reflect on the significance of this spot.
Nearly five years ago, this is where I said "yes" to Warrior-Scholar Project co-founder Jesse Reising about