CHICAGO — We came together in a snowstorm for a good cry, or several. “This sucks. This sucks so much.” Our friend Chris died. At age 25. Of a lung infection. After a long battle with leukemia. We had thought he was OK, or at least, assumed that he was fine after he made it […]
Month: December 2013
Where I’ve been
CAMP TECUMSEH, Ind. — I haven’t had the opportunity to write much during this past week, so in far from my initial aspiration to complete all the #ThinkKit posts this month. Last week, a friend of mine died at the age of 25, and the experience of attending a funeral and mourning with my friends […]
No coffee today
CHICAGO — I had intended to actually try drinking coffee for once. I’ve never been a coffee guy. Grew up in a family with no coffee drinkers, never got into coffee beyond a Frappucino at Starbucks with friends in high school. I thought it wasn’t my thing. Then I grew up. I drank gallons of […]
Habits, forming and hardening
When I think about habits I developed in 2013, it helps to start with a few things. First, I don’t really do New Year’s Resolutions. I find the concept of starting something new simply because the calendar changed to be odd and forced. I also don’t make changes in my life in a swift manner […]
2013 surprises
[#ThinkKit post number 9 is about surprises of 2013.] The most surprising thing I did in 2013? I completed six races in 2013. Four 5Ks, one 6-mile race, and one trail quarter marathon (6.55 miles). It was one of those things that surprised me because of what I thought I could do. I had never […]
Did I create anything in 2013?
#ThinkKit post number 8 — yep, I’m catching up a bit late — asks you to share a creation from this year. As the things I create for work are property of my employer, I can’t share those. So what else did I create in 2013? I created a relationship with my dog. It’s true, […]
My life, my own
I am two posts behind for #ThinkKit, but I’m determined to catch up this week. Day 7’s prompt: What do you want your life (or your kitchen, your job, your ____ ) to look like? Create your own inspiration board. Sketch it, collage it or do it your own way. This very question has been […]
On community
ORLANDO, Fla. — It took me a long time to understand the full meaning of the word “community.” For a long time, I saw it as a synonym for “city” or “town” or “place.” Nothing more. But as I grow up, and I think about what I want for my home and my worlds […]
What my fraternity brothers thought about the year
ORLANDO, Fla. — I interviewed my fraternity/sorority friends for this one. I asked my friends Josh, Todd, Kristen, Amelious and one of their friends for today’s #ThinkKit prompt. I am currently attending the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Annual Meeting, so I interviewed my AFA friends for tonight. Josh took a new job with my fraternity, […]
Risky wisdom
ORLANDO, Fla. — I’m a little young to be wise. Granted, I’m not a toddler or a child or an adolescent or even a college student, but I’m in my mid-20s, and that’s not quite an age that usually generates wise, deeply thoughtful, deeply inspiring actions at all times. Today’s #ThinkKit prompt is: “What was […]
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