The biggest life-change in my twenties
By far the biggest (and best) life-change to occur in my twenties took place December 14, 2002. You guessed it: that’s the day I was married. I was 21-years young. Nicci Quiroz said “I do” in a church in Seal Beach, California, and so began our life with the same last name. I’ve broken promises—and [...]
What I started and stopped in my twenties
First, the thought process for this series originated on August 10, 2010; the above list was written one month later. Next, with my 30th birthday pending (March 25), I’ve taken the time to reflect on how I’ve changed after another decade on this planet. I also took the time to reflect on the habits that [...]
Five Days to Seven Years, pt. 5
The day we continued… The cake has been eaten, and the presents unwrapped; the guests have all gone home. The wedding is over, and the tuxedos returned; the marriage has “officially” begun. Now what? Welcome to the best-of-the-rest days of your (wedded) life. The future will be what you, and your spouse, choose to make [...]
Five Days to Seven Years, pt. 4
Four Keys to a Happy Marriage: #1 Five days, four keys, one marriage, and it all comes down to the “secret” that is no more once I share it. This tidbit of marital insight was caught (versus taught) just within the past year, and a-half of our matrimony. It’s return-on-investment is worth its weight in [...]
Five Days to Seven Years, pt. 3
Four Keys to a Happy Marriage: #3, and #2 With the recent celebration of a seventh wedding anniversary, a time of personal reflection only seemed appropriate; a time for remembrance, and sharing. Among the things that I’ve learned these past seven years are: how to be a husband, how not to be a husband, and [...]
Five Days to Seven Years, pt. 2
Four Keys to a Happy Marriage: #4 Having been married seven years—yesterday—I’ve learned a lot about myself, and my wife, Nicci. Namely, that we’ve changed. We’re not the same exact people now that we were the day we wedded. Life happens in a span of 2,555 days: a job change, a broken bone, the death [...]
Five Days to Seven Years, pt. 1
The day we began… Seven years ago, today, we did. My fiancée, and I said “I do” before God, and a chapel filled with a host of Californians who would soon became my family. We laughed, I cried A LOT, and a marriage began. Let me clarify that it first took two years to reach [...]
'Safe places for dangerous people'
It took 14 hours, two bags of corn nuts, and a 900-plus mile road trip to arrive at this moment: the end of day one of this year’s ”Catalyst Conference” Experience. Technically considered the pre-portion of the conference, today’s schedule of events included four “labs” and a bloggers meetup to conclude the day’s festivities at a nearby pub. [...]
