Echo: Did I fall asleep?
Topher: For a little while.
I haven’t written here for almost a year.
The short version is my mother died last January.
I may eventually write more about it, but here is a quick bit.
Few things can rock your world like losing a parent – especially so young.
Two things happened instantly:
- My priorities of what truly mattered to me were crystalized
- I became hyper-conscious of time
One way (of many) to describe how I look back at 2013…
…I feel like maybe a boxer might when they get hit really hard. I know I kept fighting. My vision was blurred. My hearing was muffled and my ears ringing. I don’t full remember all the details, but over time they slowly came back to me.
It turns out, I was actually doing a lot of great things. I hope to catch up on some of it here in the near future.
I was more raw and candid, but also more vulnerable – and in that vulnerability, I was able to make deeper and more authentic connections with people.
In fact, I came out a lot stronger and clarified – and accomplished quite a bit (both individually and with others).
My “year of 1sts” is now behind me. While I’ll never be fully “over it”, I believe I’ve crossed a major time/space/emotional boundary.
I’m back, so to speak. I hope to start blogging here more frequently.
Cognitive Dissidents 