On the Precipice of 40

Tomorrow is the last day before I turn 40.

I’ve been reflecting on a year of my life per day in the 40 days leading up to my 40th birthday.

Truthfully, it feels like those 40 days have taken longer than the initial 40 years themselves. Read More

Resilience Sees Us Through: Reflections on My Life from Ages 24 through 30

Resilience was the unifying thread running through my life from my mid-20s through my early 30s. Read More

Revelry and Ambition: Reflections on My Life as a Young Adult

My main question during these years was: will I ever be a great man? Read More

I Was Bad at Puberty: Reflections on My Adolescence

I wasn’t particularly good at puberty though I certainly tried my best.

I paid lots of attention to what other people did because I was still trying to figure out what I should do. Read More

Pasted Memories: Reflecting on My Life from Ages 4 through 10

One of my earliest memories is standing by my kindergarten classroom door too embarrassed to join the costume parade outside because I just realized that my homemade kangaroo costume’s pouch means that I’m dressed as a girl. Read More

40 Years of Wondering: Reflections on My First Three Years of Life

I have a tendency to think about my early childhood the way I think about the French and Indian War.

I’m vaguely aware that it happened and can identify the main talking points but I don’t have the context necessary to speak intelligently on the matter. Read More