How might your life be better with “less, but better”? I’ve been eliminating things that aren’t as important (junk, and merely “good” things) to allow me to focus on the most important things. I think this will be a lifelong journey. I’ll never “arrive” with the perfect amount of stuff, commitments, and focus points. What…
Category: Weekly Wanderings
Every Saturday evening, I will post a longer post on whatever I’m learning, dreaming, or thinking about in the moment.
Blog Going Down
My blog is going down for a week and a half starting Monday. I won’t be blogging while it’s down. I could fix these downtimes (5-10 days three times a year) for $100/yr, but I don’t see that being worth the investment at present. I probably won’t blog this weekend either because I’m sick and…
Do What Works, Even if It’s Not Hard
Do What Works, Even if It’s Not Hard I think there’s a tendency to feel like if we don’t do something the hard way, we’re cheating. While that is true sometimes, most problems are best solved through easy solutions even if they might be harder to find. Example: My time to write is often on…
One Verse A Day
One Verse About a week ago, I chose a Tiny Habit. I chose to read one verse from the Bible every day after I do my health routine when I wake up. I usually read more than one verse, but any more than that is extra credit. No matter how crazy my day is, I…
If I don’t.
This week’s “question” is from Greg McKeown: I choose to ___ because if I don’t ___ A month ago, we were leaving for a trip. I was thinking I could just barely do a thumbnail I’d been wanting to do for work before I go if I sacrificed some important pre-trip tasks. But before I…
Questions Determine Quality
Questions Determine Quality It has been said that “the quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself.” The questions you ask yourself and others matter. But how do you know which questions to ask? You can know which to ask by getting more practice, exposing yourself to new…
What am I feeling right now?
What am I feeling right now? This question has allowed me to find the problem below the surface. Am I really unmotivated or do I just need a nap? Or drink some water? Or take a break? I can often tell by answering the question: What am I feeling right now? Josh P.S. I had…
Monday This Week
Crazy weekend this week, I’ll catch y’all on Monday.
“Daddy Is Wrong”
Daddy Is Wrong All sin is a lack of trust in God. It’s saying “I trust what I think is best is better than what you think is best.” This idea came from a sermon clip where John Piper gave this illustration: “The only reason my sons disobey me is because, on the spur of…
Pigeonholing a Book (Chapter 6 of How To Read a Book)
What Kind of Book Are You Reading? It’s easy to assume you know what a book is simply by beginning to read — but it’s not always so easy. Is it a novel making social commentary or a social commentary told as a story? Is it a book on philosophy, history, or science? Is it…