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Journal

I keep this journal as a space for attention, presence, and quiet thought. This journal exists for the small moments — the ones that rarely announce themselves but quietly shape how we think, feel, and move through the world.

I’m interested in what happens beneath the surface of daily life. The passing thoughts. The emotional shifts we barely notice. The ideas that arrive softly and disappear just as quickly if we don’t slow down long enough to meet them. This journal is my way of paying attention.

This is my personal space for reflection, writing, and quiet observation. It isn’t built around trends, performance, or constant updates. It isn’t chasing relevance or reacting in real time. Instead, it’s grounded in the belief that some thoughts are worth sitting with — slowly, without urgency, without needing to be immediately useful.

I write here to understand what I’m noticing, not to rush toward conclusions. The work I share often lives somewhere between essay and journal. It’s shaped by curiosity rather than certainty. I write about inner life, attention, creativity, relationships, and the subtle shifts that happen beneath everyday experience — the kind that are easy to miss if we’re always moving on to the next thing.

This is not a place for definitive answers. It’s a place for exploration.

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Marcus Aurelius, the Emperor of Ancient Rome between 161 and 180 AD. Known commonly as the last amongst the “Five Good Emperors,” Marcus Aurelius carried the Empire on his shoulders, keeping it from its inevitable downfall and witnessing the worst…
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Successful people have a high tolerance for discomfort. We tend to think of success as a place to which we arrive where life is a bit breezier and things flow with more ease. However, getting there is a matter of grit, and doing so takes a threshol…
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Life is hard enough without having to live in a constant state of regret over lost opportunities, lost loves, and lost chances to speak your mind.
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These brutal truths about life are difficult to hear but they’ll make you a much better person. When someone finally sits you down and tells you the cold hard truth, it can be difficult to hear. But if you want to get the most out of your life, you…
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If your future self met you today, would they thank you or resent you?

~ Bruce Eric Dasaro