You have probably heard some combination of the words “Fortune Favors”, whether it was with bravery or boldness. Like crossing your fingers tightly, uttering these words is a little prayer to be steadfast - unwavering in body and mind. Any time you are about to roll the dice of life, these words are your verbal cloak. Say ‘em and send it.
This blog was dreamed up on the idea that our fortune - both the good and bad - starts long before bravery or boldness. Fortune is cut from the cloth of process, mined in the “woah” of adventure, and shined in the act of reflection. Fortune is easy to spot in success, but just like the sun, it’s always there, even on rainy days.
The truth, as far as I can make it out to be, is that fortune favors… anything. You just have to be willing to laugh at what is and be curious about what is not.
You need not always be bold or brave. Just remember to cross your fingers before you go.
Remembering Yesterday
In the silence of this quarantine, I have spent some time cleaning out my phone and trying to declutter some of this digital life. In doing so, I found myself in the archives of my voicemail box. Amongst “missed” campaign calls and several grand prize cruise packages, were the recordings of a beloved great aunt.
the nothingness.
no matter what I pick up or spend my time with, I sit back and I feel mostly nothing. i’ve been doing all the things that I enjoy, playing guitar, drawing, reading, and watching pieces of television. I call those I love. I do all the things that I always try to do - and I resolve to do more, still. and still, I sit back into the nothingness.
love can mend your life, but love can break your heart.
Many, many times I have tried to articulate the appeal of the marathon. Running, to me, seems to be a nearly universal expression of freedom. The open roads, the endless trails, and the countless wide-open fields all call our weary legs for one more mile. Still, I understand how running can seem like a club you could never be a part of. Something just out of reach, like the crush you had in junior high. No matter what level of interest you may hold in wanting to know more, there is this invisible barrier that says, “You could never.” In some ways, our extreme passions are our SOSs to the world - a way of expressing our deepest loves.