*faceslap*
I’ve failed three times on a single personal goal this year. I’ve wanted to blog each day for a year. I got the idea from T.K. Coleman with the idea that my creative life is central to growth, problem-solving, and personal fulfillment.
Two days ago, I juggled more than four hours of driving, more than six hours at the Tom Woods 2000th Episode Celebration, and a morning recovering from two days of driving…and I was able to post something small, yet personally rewarding.
Then yesterday I had an official recovery day with my sons and friends. A zoo visit, lunch, and a sunset stroll, all the while with my phone with me. No blog. It broke a 40-day streak. Earlier this year I broke two 100-day streaks.
I never publicly declared my personal challenge, until now. Starting today, I will post at least once a day for a minimum of 365 days. Coleman’s challenge became a habit for him and I expect the same for myself.
I have been blogging intermittently for almost four years. My wife and I had discussed me having a website and I had decided on the name before she passed on to Heaven. We held off on it because we were careful about money and already very busy.
The aloneness after her death was a dangerous shock. I messaged with friends and family, and saw them regularly, but I was suddenly alone every night. Mary and I would always use that time to explore and solve the puzzles of life. That’s where we decided on trying home education and where we ultimately devoted ourselves to it.
My life seemed like nothing but puzzles and I was without my problem-solving partner.
Once again I turned to Tom Woods to buy a domain and get started.
I’m well over 700 posts and it has been a key to my healing and much more. Having a place that can’t censor me has been a mental health harbor for the last two years.
Here we go. I hope you get some value as I build this space to over a thousand posts.