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Month: October 2026

Digestion Time

Published on October 5, 2026

After a couple days of being too busy to write, I always try to give myself space to… digest.

A lot happens throughout a typical day and when I’m at my busiest? …A lot can be an understatement.

Time to write, for me, is digesting time. It’s when I stop consuming information in any of its forms and just sit with what’s already been consumed. Because just as it is with eating food, too much consumption and not enough digestion leads to problems.

…Problems that you may knowingly or unknowingly have because of a lack of built in digestion time.

…And what does digestion time look like for me, you ask?

Sitting on my couch.

And switching my mentality from within my thoughts to watcher of my thoughts.

…And I just try to notice things. Experiences that stand out. Highlights that keep replaying. Pain points that keep throbbing. Open loops that keep looping. Curious happenings that warrant following.

And after about 30 minutes to an hour of that… I write about it. And I almost always feel a whole lot better.

…Maybe give it a try?

Making Magic Happen

Published on October 1, 2026

Something magical happens when people come together with the intention of giving and sharing versus getting and receiving.

Think about the morning of a gift exchange. If all people come together leading with the intention of giving and sharing—it’s magical. Everyone gives… yet everyone leaves with more than they gave. Which is even true if they happened to receive something, too. The total of what’s given is greater than the total of the individual gifts. Magical—I know.

…When people come together leading with the intention of getting and receiving, however, the outcome changes dramatically. Even at the same gift exchange mentioned above… if the person’s focus is on themself and purely what they’re getting out of the exchange… the magic disappears. The total of what results is equal to or even less than the sum of the individual parts. Magic gone.

I met up with some friends this past weekend to discuss a trip we’re planning on taking together. This was not a gift-giving occasion by any means… yet tons of gifts were exchanged.

We all showed up with the intention of giving and sharing with each other… and a magic took over the evening. We shared food. We gave conversation. We shared laughs. We gave attention. We shared stories. We gave kindness. We shared games. We gave memories…

What resulted was worth exponentially more than the individual words and actions we took. And had we shown up with the intention of getting taken care of and/or receiving entertainment… the energy would’ve been drastically different that night.

Magic gone.

Same night.

Simple change in intention.

Maybe give it a try at your next gathering of people.