Going Alone

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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