☀️ The Good Life - 10/20/2023 - The satisfaction of a job well done
I pulled a rabbit out of a hat at work yesterday, helping the team complete a difficult bit of business analysis which no one wanted to...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 12
- 2 min
The Good Life - 01/12/2023 - Beyond reason *
Yesterday was momentous at work. It was like when climbing a mountain when we reach that ledge or ridge just below the summit and we...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Day 46 ocean swim
So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 9
- 2 min
The Good Life - 01/09/2023- Consciousness rather than a soul *
I’ve been imagining sunlight lately. I can see the light of the sun in my thoughts. And I can feel the warmth of sunshine, even dull...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Day 43 ocean swim
I missed two whole days jumping into the sea. And boy did I miss ‘em. It’s like skipping a necessary meal, or missing sleep, or ...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Day 41 ocean swim
I really tried not to go to the beach today. I invented a half dozen good reasons not to go. I shook my head no crossing the sand. I...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Good Life - 12/27/2022 - Alone for donuts
I built a sandcastle at the beach yesterday. It was a silly thing to do at my age, but I was very cold after my swim, and I wasn’t ready...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Day 28 ocean swim
Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Day 22 ocean swim
Winter’s here. The beach is deserted. It feels good running down the sand towards the waves. A little voice inside yelling, stop!! But ...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/05/2022 - Forcing it *
My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...
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Kurt Bell
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
Day eighteen ocean swim
Teeth chattering today. It feels like winter now. There’s no one at the beach. This feels like a challenge, but it’s not. It’s rehearsal...
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
STOIC POETRY | Nailing a job interview
Responding to a viewer who asked me to make a video sharing tips for succeeding at a job interview.
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
STOIC POETRY | MULLY kissed me
Recalling a time with another community and another way of life.
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
STOIC POETRY | Yelling at a deaf and mute girl
Reflecting on how I might use Stoic principles to handle a challenging moment.
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
STOIC POETRY | Live with Emily
An impromptu vlog with my daughter, Emily. We were out for a day long motorcycle ride running errands and visiting family...
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
STOIC POETRY | Why I gave up Japan
I began this live stream to discuss the reason I seemingly abandoned my connection to my friends in Japan from the JVLOG community.
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Kurt Bell
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
STOIC POETRY | Emily asked me to make this video
My grown daughter asked me to make this video in order to share a little about what’s happening in our lives and to perhaps kick off...
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Kurt Bell
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
STOIC POETRY | Sand or coal?
The opportunity to stay or to go. I say always go. Especially when we are young—always go. For the wonder of what we have left behind is...
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Kurt Bell
- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
STOIC POETRY | The beginning of Going Alone
I remember when I first thought up the idea of Going Alone. My family and I were living then in Japan, and I was making YouTube videos...
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Kurt Bell
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
STOIC POETRY | No more free will
I once imagined I was steering my own life in a very full and meaningful way. Full control. Nearly complete, adult, and independent...
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