Keeping Agency & Self Regulation
A lot going on in the world and life the last 2 weeks. Spent a good part of that time ruminating on a comment I received regarding the last episode.
Crooked Butterfly Podcast
This is me, sharing where I'm arriving in thoughts, perspectives, and ideas after a dynamic 21 years serving in the Marine Corps and wrestling with "Who Am I"; authentically, and Who Do I Want To Be" now that the military construct is not forcibly shadowing my life. I've found that Nature and tackling the physical & emotional challenges of ultra endurance adventuring provide more insight and clarity on the why's of my experiences and the where's that I can seek for continued personal growth.
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Trading Hate for Hate
Such a narrow narrow mindset.
What's The Lesson In This For Me
Or maybe, there always doesn't have to be a lesson in everything all the time - so just flow a little bit.
Doing 'Hard' Is Relative & Needs To Be Purposeful
Do Hard Things. Doing Hard for the sake of Hard is not really what it's about. It needs to be purposeful and is relative. Today's hard isn't the same as yesterdays. And the purpose may or may not be the same as it was. Just some thoughts as I am incredibly excited for The Spine UK in an way I can't quite describe or put my finger on.
Slow Down & Think; In Circles A Little Bit More
Just some babble about not being so reactive with our opinions that it causes us to be irresponsible with our actions.
Where Did All The Ladies & Gentlemen Go
Maybe it's just that I'm getting old and out of touch. Maybe not.
Power Outages, Being OK, & a Good Old Fashioned Apocalypse
Happy New Year Everyone. Some thoughts leading into Christmas and the 2026 New Year.
Headphones & Anonymity
The more I observe and talk about these things, the more I think I sound like my father.
36 Hour Fasts
Sharing why I decided to start fasting once a week for 36 hours and where it took me.
Grape Thieves Suck
I was checking in with myself around being so irritable, grumpy, negative, and complainy the past few days and made a commitment to auto-correct. Sharing my thought process and steps to unwind it all. It was working great until I went to Whole Foods...