Maki

Making that which needs making. 

Maki that which needs rolling.

The Hodler

The fields await at break of day

The yield arrives at dinner

The seasons do ever come and go

The hodler becomes a winner

What Is Important

What is important is to

Optimize for peace

Negotiate with yourself

Surrender to god

Compound Exponential Growth

The most impactful mathematical model I've learned is compound exponential growth.  

A small improvement that has positive effects on the future growth is one that compounds.  Every additional change makes the next one even better. 

Sustained over a long period of time it becomes a force multiplier largely exceeding expectations.  

But in the moment we rarely see its action because it's a second order effect.

Strive to make every action compound with positive outcomes, and each one will accumulate to make the next even better.  When the cumulative impact eventually reveals itself, you will be surprised at its size and reach.

The Journey and The Destination

The journey and the destination are forever entangled like inseparable threads.

A journey leads to a destination, and a destination begins a new journey.

And so on and so forth.

Irony of Achievement

The irony of achieving a goal is that once it is done and checked off, I now have less direction and guidance.  

If I am not comfortable in stillness, I need to move.  To keep moving, I need another carrot to chase.  

It might have been better to set the goal so high that it is unachievable, or perhaps set none at all.

Taking Aim

Aim at your goals carefully, because you will achieve them.  The universe realizes your inner wishes, sometimes directly, other times in roundabout ways.  So to be deliberate about the direction of our attention and pursuit is to align ourselves with the motion of the world.  If we set the right goals, the effort of our actions will lead us towards the best version of ourselves.  If we set the wrong goals, we waste our energy and work on outcomes that we didn't actually want at all.

Jenna

Let your light shine where it is needed most,

The path made clear as can be.

Let your light shine on glimmering hope,

Send the shadows to flee.

Praise the sun and its bright binding,

Illuminating for all to see. 

Living my best in 2025

A reminder that only I can be the best me.

A list of seven ways to live better in the coming year.

• Live in the moment, and listen to your heart.  Feel the compulsions that you can't ignore.

• Use luck, serendipity, and perspective to decide the positive or negative story you tell yourself.  

• Focus on the immediate task at hand.  Your priority is always in the present.

• Let go of static self-labels, life is a continuous remake and rebirth.

• Create and share meaningful experiences.

• Tune into the ultimate internal compass: compassion.  

• No matter how far you go or how fast you try to run, there you are, with your shadow in tow.