I feel like I’ve grown more this year than I have in the last ten. I’ve written about many topics, read a few books, and feel like I’ve...

I’ll be honest. I started writing today’s post about another topic entirely. About halfway through the post, I felt something overtake my...

First place. The Best. Number One. Growing up in America taught me that being on the top is important. We celebrate our heroes in sports....

In the first week of car design school, we were told that design is, in essence, manipulating materials to cause emotional impact. With...

In the last month, I have hiked the colorful forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in east Tennessee and climbed up rivers in...

The Art Center Car Classic has become one of the most prestigious car shows in the world. It has the uniqueness of marques as the...

I often write my posts outdoors in my small yard in Eagle Rock. Mosquitos love to nip at my ankles as I tap away at the keyboard with a...

In that last two weeks, I’ve traveled to East Tennessee, back to LA for a few days, then to Puerto Rico. While Puerto Ricans may fly...

Last week, my older sister and I ventured into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in an attempt to capture the changing colors of...

I attended Catholic school from Grades 1-12 and grew up in a very conservative household. Smoking cigarettes was a rung below engaging in...

I don’t like meat. It’s always chewy and dry. I don’t like vegetarian food. It’s bland and has no flavor. I don’t like sushi. It smells...

I didn’t learn much in high school, but what I did observe was a microcosm of what would eventually spawn into my larger interest in...

Most of us have seen the memes. No other words spoken have been less effective as telling someone to calm down. Ever. However, having the...

“You can post your photos and add filters on top. It’s pretty hipster.” It wasn’t the first time I heard of Instagram, nor the first time...

“How much do you think I should sell this thing for?” Richard asked. I took a break from sanding the full-bodied sculpture he had...

My eyes welled and tears dripped onto my clay car model. The smell of sulfur from the Chavant clay was embedded into my fingernails and...

“What do you want to be when you grow up THIS TIME?” I stared in the mirror and thought about how long my severance pay would last me. “I...

I was a sprinter in high school. During that same period, I was also enrolled in martial arts with my younger sister and two of my...

I would like to spend this week's FYF to share a poem I have been reflecting on. While the origins of the poem continue to be...

I couldn’t sleep the other night and found myself scrolling through my Instagram feed in bed. To be honest, I wasn’t even really looking....

“Are you tired, Mr. Ko?” “No, sir!” “Are you sure? Do you think you are going to die?” “No, sir!” “That’s right. We're just getting...

I positioned myself on a bridge with my 70-200mm lens pointed off into the horizon. I kept my eyes closed to protect them from the bright...

My 30-pound backpack grew heavy after the few hours it took to cross the rainy Og Pass. I was near Lake Magog in Alberta, Canada on the...

Being a teacher has been one of the greatest privileges in my life. I started as a private art tutor when I was 19 at an art and music...

Follow your dreams. Chase your passions. Do what makes you happy. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that these mantras we hear so often...

During my childhood, I spent many hours playing a computer game called Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Each multiplayer match began with a...

One summer during my childhood, I found myself on a playground with other children that I did not know at a school that I did not go to....

We are a little more than halfway through 2019. The good news is there is another half just waiting for you to conquer. Was the first...

A million seconds equals 11 days, 3 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds. A billion seconds... equals 31.7 YEARS. The difference between the...

Writing About Writing When I first started this blog, its purpose two fold. First, I wanted to document my thoughts as I move through...

“Don’t be so hard on yourself.” “You are your own worst critic.” “Take care [of yourself].” “Take it easy.” Often we hear or say these...

Have you ever walked into a venue solo, not knowing anyone, and found yourself scanning around for people to talk to only to see people...

It was almost 9:00am and I was chest deep in the waters of the San Francisco Bay by Crissy Field. I was fully clothed including hiking...

One of my very first jobs out of school was an on-site freelance job at an advertising agency. My art lead was a cool Argentine, never...

Endurance. We watch movies about it. We listen to songs about it. We write books about it. There is nothing more compelling in a story...

I finished locking up the office doors and drove across the street to a Korean coffee shop. I lived an hour away from the office and saw...

I walked into the venue and stopped about ten feet inside the door to do a quick scan. I had never been into a country bar. My total bar...

I was escorted into a small conference room with a massive 11” x 17” hardback leather portfolio tucked into my side. A small conference...

When I was in high school, I had the pleasure of being in Mr. McKenna’s philosophy and AP U.S. History classes. I didn’t learn much of...

In part two of my search for the perfect evening/morning routine, the bubble bath surprisingly came up on many CEO’s daily routines....

While I was searching for tips to develop the perfect morning routine, I was surprised to learn that it actually begins the night before....

I didn’t even remember falling asleep. As I woke up, I realized a tightness in my face. I couldn’t open my mouth. I was experiencing so...

The walls are creeping in. Sounds begin to turn muffled as your heart begins to pound. You feel your breathing shorten to quick shallow...

What does your emotional and mental health have to do with Bowser, the boss from Super Mario Bros.? They all have patterns. And just like...

When Netflix released the first streaming choose-your-own-adventure show called “Bandersnatch,” home viewers and media writers went...

When I was in high school, my bedroom walls were covered in pictures of cars. Somehow I figured out from a friend to go online, punch in...

God mode. All keys, all weapons, full armor, and full ammunition. Could you imagine having everything you ever needed, and some? When the...

I grew up in a Chinese household. When my parents talked about how so-and-so was smart, it was usually followed up with a number. Like,...

This week's topic is how long it takes to form a new habit and cash in so it becomes a part of you. I say the words “cash in” for a...

I never even heard the words “comfort zone” until I was 26. As a teen, I just thought the way you were was the way you will always be....