I'm generally not one who believes in the supernatural, but the I Ching as a divination tool has proved pretty useful to me in recent times. The first time I had consulted it (via free, online I Ching divination sites that you can find dozens of via a simple search), it was mostly out of... Continue Reading →
While on a run I, feeling a little jaded, a little tired, started thinking how nice it'd be if I didn't have to run. Then I caught myself, and laughed a little at the absurdity of that thought. Running has brought me much joy, and it is through running that some of my finest insights... Continue Reading →
After my run as I was cooling down and just thinking (as I'm wont to do during and after runs, especially after), I thought back to how I used to often write poetry back in the day, when I was in the university doing my undergrad. Back then my poetry-writing often followed runs as well,... Continue Reading →
Was just reading the book gifted to me from a good friend You Only Die Once and in the book there was a questionnaire that asked me to rate myself against the statement "I feel like I have a distinct purpose on the planet, like my life has some kind of meaning." I scored quite... Continue Reading →
Happy; unhappy.A cloud; the Sun.A walk; a jog;maybe I run.
Any way, just thought I'd add some thoughts here since I haven't written for so long. My mind was stressing over something, didn't quite know how to tackle the problem. Went for a run; it wasn't great, wasn't really feeling it, but more or less completed what I set out to do. And at the... Continue Reading →
I'm currently reading the book Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression and it's... depressing. I'd thought of reading the book because I wanted to understand depression a little more, as I felt I was a little more susceptible to its callings (for reasons I won't go into here); and with greater understanding, the... Continue Reading →
Am I Donn dreaming that I am writing this text, or am I text dreaming I'm being written by Donn?
I'm currently reading this book called Say Thank You for Everything. One of the tips that the author gives is: focus on being just slightly better. No need for superstardom. It appealed to me because that's pretty much how I've lived my life: not focusing on being the best, necessarily; just good enough, and where... Continue Reading →
Reminder to self: leaning in isn't the answer; but nor is quiet quitting. It's finding that balance between the two.
Donn, fragments 