Hold on to the BAD times?

I was watching a video recently, and the guy said that when he asked people to tell him about a time that made them who they are as a human being, they never recounted good stories. There were hard times that changed them; the loss of a friend or family member, an illness or an accident. Not once did they credit comfort. It was always suffering.

Am I Building a Dream? Or Avoiding a Job?

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're doing something to gain a result or avoid a consequence. The line can get super blurry at 3am.

Creative Work: The Sound of My Feet… and My Doubt

That lonely sound of feet on pavement. When the cheers of the starting line have faded, and the only sound is the sound of your own breath. Your own thoughts. **Now** is when the _real_ work begins; and it separates the runners from the racers.