We Need You
I am not young, but by most measures I am not yet old. I am in that sweet spot of middle age. I am wiser than those who look up to me,...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 22 min
What Is a Lot?
Is a one mile run far? Is writing 10,000 words a lot? Is lifting 400 lbs. strong? Is practicing your Spanish lessons one hour a day...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 282 min
More Than You Think
You are more than you think. You can do more than you believe you can. When you were born you couldn’t count. You couldn’t read. You...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 192 min
I could have been…
I could have been a writer, a professional athlete, a musician, a doctor, an actor, a chef, a business owner, a scientist, a teacher… If...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 143 min
Be Kind. Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle
Most everywhere I look this quote or some variation of it is attributed to Plato or Philo or some other ancient Greek. Some sites...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 65 min
Shrink
Nothing I say in this post is new. Nothing I manage to find as wisdom hasn’t been learned by millions of men and women who have come...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 301 min
Beware “just…”
I don’t know if this is for readers, writers, motivation, and everyone in general. I have a lot to say in a short space about the word...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 203 min
Everything...
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” I...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 81 min
Why Did You Wait Until Tomorrow?
What was it that you wanted to get done? Why isn't it done? Was whatever you did instead more important? Are you happy it isn't done? Is...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 63 min
Kids These Days
This is not about what you think it is about. Probably. Hang with me for a moment and read something below. “The children now love...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 30, 20233 min
Merry Christmas and a Happy … February?
The time of year has come back around for us to once again lie to ourselves about things we will do next year, or who we will be one year...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 26, 20234 min
Money Where Your Mouth Is.
This is about books, but the idea behind it is broader than that. The message is simple, and it is in the title but how it plays out can...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 23, 20232 min
Raspberries Are… The Holiday Miracle…
I would like to talk to you about a miracle. The raspberry. But I am getting ahead of myself. Let’s make a clear definition: Miracle: a...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 17, 20231 min
Excuses Please...
Helen Adams Keller born in 1880, lost her sight and her hearing after an illness when she was 19 months old. In a time before women’s...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 10, 20231 min
One Story
Everyone has one story worth telling. Their own lives. It has been said every writer writes only what they know. We know our own lives...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 6, 20231 min
86,400, 86,399, …
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. 24 hours X 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400. I’m a normal human being… I sleep 8 hours. 28,800 seconds...
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kevinholochwostaut
Nov 29, 20231 min
All of yesterday’s…
Yesterday’s mistakes are yesterday’s. They belong there, in the past, a reminder of what we did wrong, and why we need to do better. They...
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kevinholochwostaut
Nov 25, 20233 min
Echo
I would like you to go grab your phone, and see how many contacts you have. I’ll wait here. How many are friends? Family? Coworkers?...
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kevinholochwostaut
Nov 23, 20232 min
Thanks
In our world people are often arguing about the native casualties and who is to blame on thanksgiving for the atrocities of our past....
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