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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.

I Am the Wilderness: Embracing the Uncertainty with Courage

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There are moments in life — quiet ones, lonely ones, even terrifying ones — where standing alone feels like too much. I’ve been there. Maybe you have, too. Times when the path ahead is unclear, when fear outshouts hope, and when the doubt in your o…
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Fatherhood Matters: Why Dads Are Irreplaceable

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Growing up, I never truly understood the depth of a father’s influence — not just in the home, but in the shaping of an entire life. As I’ve walked through my own parenting journey, I’ve come to see something clearly: fatherhood matters in ways tha…
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Falling Out of Love With the Idea of Others

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There are few lessons in life as painful — and as liberating — as learning how to fall out of love with the idea you once had of someone. For much of my life, I clung to the hope that people I cared deeply for would one day become who I believed th…
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Why Society Fears Those Who Think Too Much

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Society celebrates progress, innovation, and intelligence — at least on the surface. But beneath the praise lies an uncomfortable reality: those who think deeply, challenge accepted truths, or see the world differently are often met with rejection…
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~ Jon Gordon