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.

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

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

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

Principle of Purpose 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 (10/11/25) Yesterday felt a little like a working day—in the best sense. The kind of

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...

Social 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...

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...

Good Use of Time About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here on the blog, I expand that entry...

I sat on the sand yesterday for three hours straight, only breaking my meditation twice for a refreshing plunge in the sea. The beach was...

Rain now in the morning. I can hear it now out there in the dark. But the rain here is never really in earnest, never genuine or very...

I have a new companion—of sorts. He’s a man maybe five years older than me. He looks Persian, very handsome and distinguished, like a...

After my evening swim yesterday, I sat alone on the beach watching the day fade while a warm wind blew in from the sea. A man older than...

Not on my A-game this morning. This happens sometimes, though it’s different now that I’m old. When I was young being off my game was...