Not necessarily romantic breakups or family estrangements—but the friendships that ended and you’re still not entirely sure why. What friendship loss do you still carry? This is your space to share that story and drop it below.
I can teach a class with confidence but put me at a drinking party and I’m internally counting the minutes until I can leave. The split between professional ease and social awkwardness that might not make sense to others.
Last week, walking past a shop window, I glimpsed someone I didn’t immediately recognize—gray-haired, lined, slightly stooped. It took a second to realize I was looking at myself. That stranger looked older than the person I see each morning.
Welcome back to our “All About You” series. Today’s focus: What daily practice genuinely changed your life? Not the Instagram-worthy routines or productivity guru recommendations. The real stuff. That one thing you started doing that actually stuck and helped you…
Welcome to OldDogZeroTricks, a place for honest conversations about life’s challenges and the stuff we don’t usually say out loud. This isn’t a place for guru wisdom. It’s where we can drop the performance and get real.
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This morning, after working hard on the farm, I came home feeling completely balanced. Physically tired but mentally clear, ready to blog without restlessness. It got me thinking: we often know what helps us feel centered, but how often do we actually protect those things?
Most of us spent our first 50 years mastering a complicated juggling act—family, career, finances, social obligations. But what if balance in the second half of life isn’t about keeping all the plates spinning? Here are some thoughts on finding your own balance in this chapter…
Is your comfort actually avoidance? I thought I was serving well in Japan, but a growing spiritual tension is forcing me to ask: When does easy service become a selfish way to dodge a harder, truer calling?
I’ve been studying Japanese for 505 consecutive days without feeling passionate about it. Turns out, competence builds its own momentum—passion isn’t required before you start.
Strip away the bills and financial pressure—what remains? This isn’t about lottery fantasies, but the honest dreams that reveal who we really are when survival isn’t part of the equation. What Would You Do If Money Wasn’t an Issue?