D-Squared

Paper Therapy – Day 2 30-Day Writing Challenge Journaling and I have never really got along. Over the past 6 years, I’ve tried to maintain some kind of routine with reflection via journaling, but I failed each time. Even though I ended up quitting each time I was convinced that journaling was worth it, so…

Changing Opinions – Day 1 30-Day Writing Challenge The mind is a funny thing – it’s always changing.  In the past, I’ve pictured people that change their minds often as wishy-washy, flaky, or not certain… This assumption is wrong. I, like many of you, lacked the context to know that very intelligent and reflective people…

Earthly Homes – Audio Throughout my childhood, I spent a lot of time at construction sites helping build homes, but I never really cared about the theory or processes. I just helped my dad when he needed me and did as he asked, without ever being curious about the “why” behind what we were doing. …

I come from a long line of physical workers, people that have spent their entire lives on farms, construction sites, and mechanical workshops. And up to this point I’ve avoided that life as if it were a black hole, sucking you in forever. For some reason, I envisioned life presenting me with a binary choice…

As children, we’re shaped by the communities we’re born into. A community can be labeled through different perspectives such as socioeconomics, race, nationality, ideology, etc. The community that shaped my perspective originates from a small-town middle-class family, with a heavy focus on physical labor and long hours of work.  Many people born into this situation…