Being Human Blog

I started reading self help books back in 2008 with Ekarte Tolls "The Power of Now". I don't even want to fix the spelling of his name, fuck it lmfao. 

For 12 years, that's all I read,...

A good friend of mine came over yesterday...wait, that sounds so much like a journal entry I would write as a kid:

"My best friend came over. We had fun and played basketball outside. I got tired...

I always thought my low moods back in the day were caused by drinking the night before. Now although that had a huge impact, the lack of a good sleep also completely ruined my mood on the post...

People weigh risk all of the time but I think we forgot to do that with a sense of logic when it comes to the pandemic. 

Ontario just closed schools until January 21st, 2022. This means that I...

I found myself on my knees at 8am in the bathroom, squatting over a cardboard container, taking a shit in it. I then was on my knees, digging through my own feces with a little spoon to then...

My first real speech was in grade 6 and oh man, I was nervous. I chose the topic of "Black Holes" lmfaoooo. I know, an 11 year old talking about something astrophysicists barely understand but...

I went to the University of Waterloo from 2008 - 2013. In this stretch of time, there were too many experiences to write down in this blog but also too many to even remember. 

Today I met a...

Remember the Jungle Book? Or do you only remember the eyes of that damn snake, Kaa. 

I'm listening to the song "Bare Necessities" right now. Not only does it bring nostalgia and I can barely...

I hope this post finds you well and can offer both a feeling "it's okay to be who and where you are" but also strategies to move you forward gently if you sense that it's the right time.

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You know when you go on an awesome trip and people ask you "How was it?" and there's part of you that knows that no matter how many pictures you show or stories you share, they simply can't...

Did you know I've kept a journal since 1994? Yeah, I know what you're thinking:

"Scott, wtf would a child possibly have to write about at age 5?"

Well, I wrote about sleepovers, my friends, what I...