#Beingme

Jeff Monday

Aug 2, 20193 min

Water in my toothpaste

My toothpaste has water in it This may seem like a strange statement to you. It’s not like it’s something you hear every day. But you...

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Jeff Monday

Feb 11, 20193 min

A slow motion swim out of the vortex

"If you need more time to understand how you feel about a thing, then give yourself more time to understand how you feel about a thing."...

Jeff Monday

Jan 13, 20193 min

Walking Down a Different Street

One of my favorite poems is 'Autobiography in Five Chapters' by Portia Nelson. It's a simple little thing that's deceptively bigger than...

Jeff Monday

Dec 18, 20182 min

Sad Stories Say So Much

So, I have to be honest. My mom didn't like my latest book. It was too sad. She wants me to write more children's books, lol. And I get...

Jeff Monday

Nov 4, 20182 min

A Life of Fear, No More

Fear. It's everywhere. Fear of flying. Fear of snakes. Fear of terrorists. Fear of losing our job. Of getting hurt. Of not having enough...

Jeff Monday

Aug 27, 20182 min

Quit watering dead plants!

So I'm not really the type that leaves notes to myself. At least not at home. At work I have all sorts of notes but that's only because I...

Jeff Monday

Jun 24, 20182 min

Two Wolves

So I was watching the new season of Luke Cage last night and, while being interrogated by the one-armed detective, a low-level hood...

Jeff Monday

Jun 11, 20183 min

Your labels do not matter

When I was in grade school, many many many many moons ago, I was always called the two worst insults a school-yard bully could think of: ...

Jeff Monday

May 26, 20183 min

Internalized Motivations

I consider myself a somewhat creative individual. I mean, yes, I write stories and create new worlds. But that's a lot easier than most...