On Evil — Post 10: The Flip
When I get home I turn the phone off and try to let go of the day. The headphones go on, a podcast, some music, whatever book I’m listening to, and the lid comes off the cold plunge.
When I get home I turn the phone off and try to let go of the day. The headphones go on, a podcast, some music, whatever book I’m listening to, and the lid comes off the cold plunge.
For someone who craves autonomy, I never realized how trapped I was by my own reactions. A simple 90 seconds of biology can change the course of my entire day. Breaking patterns of anger is a journey I didn’t know I needed.
I started writing this post about New Year’s resolutions… In January. Then I stopped. Then I stopped doing a lot of things — this blog included.
In the summer of 2024, I started experimenting. Journaling, meditation, daily readings — just a few of the things that actually stuck. My mornings began with walks, cold showers, drawing sessions, and pre-caffeine workouts. I had no idea at the time how much I was going to need them.
We rush, never seeming to have enough time in our days. If we aren’t occupied with an ever-growing to-do list, it can feel as if we aren’t accomplishing anything. Time ticks by as we stare at screens.