The better way isn’t the easier one; it’s whichever one leads to greater fulfillment. Even if it includes freezing nights, Grandma’s guilt trips, and a gold 1970 Chevy Nova on a winding West Virginia country road.
Tag: perseverance
You Gotta Help
It is not your job alone to save the world. But it is your job—it is all of our job—to help.
You Can Stand on Your Head that Long
We’re all feeling cooped up and anxious and, yes, already a little bored. So what would my mother say?
Living with the Never-Ending Litany of Need
Having a long to-do list has its pros and cons.
From Luke Skywalker to Barney Busrider to … ?
Reflections on the characters I’ve been, and the one I’m still becoming.
What If I Get Rejected?
Rejection is a bummer, for sure, but it's better than the alternative.
Wiping Out
What I learned from making a (slight) menace of myself on the ski slopes--and over cheese fries.
My Dorm Life Advice
As our oldest daughter prepares for college, I'm thinking back on stories from my own dorm-life days.
Failing Forward 500 Meters
The comically true story of my sad debut as a high school swimmer.
