12 Journeys

Most people think they're failing because they can't finish what they start. But what if it's not failure stopping you; what if it's protection? The Almost Man isn't held back by laziness or lack of talent. He's held back by a keeper inside him, built from an old wound, that turns the ship around every time the ocean gets real. Maybe you know this man. Maybe you are this man. The way out isn't forcing yourself across the ocean. It's picking up the small boat. One person. One trip. One...

I’ve spent the last year being my own most effective gatekeeper. I’ve had this recurring thought that it’s hard to be rejected when people don’t even know you’re there. There is a specific kind of safety in silence; a fear that if people were to actually see my creations, they might turn them away. It feels easier to stay quiet because the world can’t reject what it doesn't see. That song, that course, that program, they might be greatness in waiting, but I’ll never know because the people...

You think your exhaustion is a sign of weakness. Stop.  It’s actually a sign of a high-functioning biological engine trying to save your life. The coffee is black today. No cream. Just the bitter, clean bite of the roast hitting the back of my throat while the studio monitors hum in the silence. We sat in the office this morning, and the air felt heavy. I realized that most of us are fighting a battle against our own survival mechanisms without even knowing it. The Architecture of Exhaustion...