For years, I've found myself identifying that the concept of turning obstacles into opportunity (or "ad astra per aspera," dontchaknow) has become the distillation of my life's purpose. Not just for myself, but also through leading by example, encouraging others...
Category: life lessons
ad astra per aspera, divorce, life lessons
Divorce, and collateral damage.
Divorce: v. A complete or radical severance of closely connected things. When a marriage ends, it's easy to put the focus on the "break up" aspect of the loss. But what is often not accounted for are the collateral damages....
ad astra per aspera, life lessons
Obstacles into opportunity: the story of my in-flight sexual assault & it’s impact on the world.
On August 23rd, 2011 I took redeye flight number 732 from LAX to ORD, and sat in seat 9E. Alone. I was seated between two men. On the aisle-side was a 50-or-60-something-year-old man named Jim. We exchanged pleasantries, briefly, as...
ad astra per aspera, depression, life lessons
Ad astra per aspera.
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 was my 36th birthday. A year previous, I was just coming off of a nervous breakdown, which is a phrase usually relegated to hyperbole. Except this time, it was true. In early December 2012, my already...
ad astra per aspera, beauty, inspiration, life lessons
The Journey.
My parents have been here for the holidays. It's been... hectic. So here's this, since I don't have time to write much. A friend posted this to facebook, and I absolutely died for it. Feels incredibly powerful, especially so close...
I write blogs and stuff for myself.