Going Alone

The Principle of Balance 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 (10/13/25) I had no journal entry or Retiring in Japan video yesterday, as I spe

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 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 (10/10/25) Every day I look out the back door at the garden I failed to tend. It waits quietly beyond the

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Life will not go well About These Posts Each day I add a new journal entry to my social media feeds. Here on the blog, I expand that...

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