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11/03/25 — The Return of My Working Self (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Reason #Arena)
Principle of Arena and Utility About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (11/03/25) It’s my first day of work today, and I’m surprisingly nervous.

Kurt Bell
Nov 32 min read


11/03/25 — The Empty Village (Journal Entry Dissection: #Nature #NotWell #Horror)
Life Will Not Go Well About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (11/03/25) Yesterday marked a significant moment in my return-to-Japan story. I wen

Kurt Bell
Nov 22 min read


10/31/25 — Onboarding (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Social #Arena)
Arena and Utility About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/31/25) I woke this morning to find six lessons already booked next week. I hadn’t

Kurt Bell
Oct 312 min read


10/30/25 — Fit for the Next Act (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Purpose #Scriptwriting)
Principle of Scriptwriting About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/30/25) I completed the onboarding yesterday for my new part-time English t

Kurt Bell
Oct 302 min read


10/30/25 — The Balcony Box (Journal Entry Dissection: #Death #Time #Maturity)
Always Ready to Die About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/30/25) I’ve never been much of a homebody. Yet now I spend nearly every day withi

Kurt Bell
Oct 292 min read


10/29/25 — The Long Way Home (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Adventure #Home)
About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/29/25) Receiving my new Japanese driver’s license yesterday wasn’t just another bit of paperwork—it w

Kurt Bell
Oct 282 min read


10/28/25 — A Little Space to Breathe (Journal Entry Dissection: #Family #Reason #Time)
Principle of Family About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/28/25) A bit of good news arrived today from back home in the USA. Yet it also re

Kurt Bell
Oct 272 min read


10/27/25 — The Quiet Disappearances (Journal Entry Dissection: #Atomic #Apathy #Well)
The Atomic Principle About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/27/25) A few of the older people in my life here in Japan have quietly disappear

Kurt Bell
Oct 262 min read


10/26/25 — Ready for Another Chapter (Journal Entry Dissection: #Well #Path #Bullseye)
The Bullseye Aim About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/26/25) “The possibility of returning to America soon is something I hadn’t imagined

Kurt Bell
Oct 252 min read


10/24/25 — The Return to Purpose (Journal Entry Dissection: #Reason #Time #Maturity)
Principle of Reason About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/24/25) I got the job—a feeling I haven’t known in quite some time. I marked the o

Kurt Bell
Oct 242 min read


10/23/25 — The Return to Work (Journal Entry Dissection: #Maturity #Time #Limits)
The Principle of The Good Use of Time About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/23/25) I sat for a real job interview yesterday. Not even a yea

Kurt Bell
Oct 232 min read


10/22/25 — Setting Down the Hammer (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Distraction #Balance)
Principle of Distraction About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/22/25) I’m working each day to loosen a lifelong habit of needing to be prod

Kurt Bell
Oct 222 min read


10/21/25 — The Lights Across the Meadow (Journal Entry Dissection: #Maturity #Nature #Borne)
The Principle of Nature About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/21/25) I wake at 4:00 AM every day. Our neighborhood is dark and quiet then,

Kurt Bell
Oct 212 min read


10/20/25 — The Final Countdown (Journal Entry Dissection: #Philosophy #Nature #Seat)
Principle of The Best Seat in the House About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/20/25) I’ve entered the home stretch until the start of Socia

Kurt Bell
Oct 203 min read


10/19/25 — The Quiet Arrival of Decline (Journal Entry Dissection: #Temperance #Well #Limits)
Principle of True Limits and Opportunity About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on my website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/19/25) Another weakness has crept in this past year—since retu

Kurt Bell
Oct 182 min read


10/18/25 — The Wrong Turn (Journal Entry Dissection: #Temperance #Well #Maturity)
Principle of Temperance About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on my website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/18/25) Yesterday was challenging, as we kept taking the wrong route on our way

Kurt Bell
Oct 182 min read


10/17/25 — When Reality Rings the Bell (Journal Entry Dissection: #Well #Temperance #Maturity)
Principle of Maturity About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/17/25) The life I left behind in America has called for much of my attention th

Kurt Bell
Oct 172 min read


10/16/25 — A Call by the River (Journal Entry Dissection: #Time #Uphill #Borne)
That Which Must Be Borne About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/16/25) I received a call out of the blue yesterday—the kind that comes when

Kurt Bell
Oct 162 min read


10/15/25 — The Last Hornet (Journal Entry Dissection: #Purpose #Social #Horror)
The Horror Show About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/15/25) Yesterday afternoon, before the cold and heavy rain arrived, I stood on my bal

Kurt Bell
Oct 152 min read


10/14/25 — Peace in Readiness (Journal Entry Dissection: #Prepared #Path #Scriptwriting)
Being Prepared About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here, I take that day’s entry and expand it through the lens of my Good Life Creed, which you can read about in my book Going Alone (available for free on this website). These dissections aim to connect ordinary reflections with the enduring objectives and principles of the Creed. Journal Entry (10/14/25) I’m a few days removed now from preparing myself to return to America. There’s

Kurt Bell
Oct 142 min read
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