2025
2025 was a turbulent year to say the least. I both married my soulmate and lived through a family health scare. Through these highs and lows, I feel I have matured a tremendous amount and have gained much clarity on what actually matters to me—in turn, lifting a big weight off of my shoulders.
2025 was also the year I started writing on Bear, coincidentally discovering the IndieWeb and getting to meet some wonderful people :). Over three years after beginning to publish writing online, I feel I have finally found my home in the wide world of personal websites.
For safe-keeping, here are some other things I am proud to have done in 2025:
- Completed my first bodyweight Murph in ~1 hour
- Realizing I already had what I wanted including:
- A fulfilling, impactful career path
- A distraction-free, no-algorithm music listening experience through CDs and records
- Published a few short stories, including an allegory outlining what I think it means to live a fulfilling life
- Bought my first, second, and third pair of barefoot shoes
- Finally, breaking my short-form content addition
- Cancelled ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot subscriptions in an effort to rely on my own intuition and skill again
As a result of the clarity I gained in 2025, my desires for 2026 are focused.
This year I feel motivated to come at my work as a craftsman; I don't feel the need to take on side-projects; I want to keep learning and sharing things (on this site) that interest me; and when the motivation presents itself, I am excited to use the power of fiction and write more short stories.
Life feels fairly well balanced right now, so I'm really just striving for "more of the same" in 2026.
Happy new year!