Today, while sitting in a coffee shop with rain splattering the windows, I thought back on this past...
Becoming Unobstructed
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I'm tired, but invigorated, by a string of life-shifts lately. So today, I'm switching things up.
Things feel lighter today than they have in a while. My mom and I were sitting in my living room, ca...
Avoidance caught up with me today, but not quite how I'd expected.
Something's changing. I don't fully know what it is yet but maybe that's my problem; always trying t...
I'm usually very aware of my surroundings, but I'm not even sure if that's helpful anymore.
81 days in a row of writing these (126 including the pre-MAP Year test phase) and I almost skipped t...
I think my life is just a growth spiral. It wasn't always, but it is now. I'm moving forward, while ...
Something you should know about me is that I wasn't always like this.
Choice of perspective. That's what I'm thinking about today.
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Hey, I'm Derek.
Writer, thinker, coffee drinker. Sharing reflections, essays, and podcast episodes on navigating agency, grief, and creativity in daily life.
I started Becoming Unobstructed after 15+ years in marketing, software systems, outdoor education, and leadership development to share all I've learned with others.
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