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Last Sunday we dropped my mother in law off at the airport.She had been staying with us since just before our second son...
09/03/2026

Last Sunday we dropped my mother in law off at the airport.

She had been staying with us since just before our second son was born, and suddenly it was just my wife and me again trying to figure out evenings with a newborn and an autistic six year old.

One thing became obvious pretty quickly. If I waited until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. to eat dinner, I already knew where that would lead. Less patience, worse food choices, staying up too late, and starting the next day with less energy.

So I am trying something that sounds a little ridiculous. I am eating dinner at 4:00 p.m.

A client recently mentioned something Tony Robbins calls the two millimeter shift. The idea is that sometimes a very small adjustment can change what happens next.

That got me thinking about how often I look for a big solution when maybe one small change earlier in the day can make everything that follows a little easier.

That became the idea behind this week’s article.

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My blood pressure hit 155 over 98 on Monday.It came after a simple attempt to wash my son's feet turned into a broken sh...
08/27/2026

My blood pressure hit 155 over 98 on Monday.

It came after a simple attempt to wash my son's feet turned into a broken shower shelf, several hits to my chest and wrist, and me sitting alone in my office trying to calm down.

By 4:30 the next morning, he needed me again. Later, I spent about 25 minutes walking around the house with him on my shoulders, feeding him breakfast one bite at a time over my head because that was the only way he would eat.

I love my son more than I can explain. That does not change the fact that some days this is incredibly hard.

This week made me realize I have been thinking too much about what to do when my patience battery hits zero, and not enough about preventing it from getting there so often.

So I am starting small. I am protecting Friday afternoons and giving myself a few hours to recover.

I wrote more about caregiver burnout and what these two days forced me to confront.

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Yesterday, I finally finished something that had been sitting on my to-do list for four months.I kept waiting for six or...
08/20/2026

Yesterday, I finally finished something that had been sitting on my to-do list for four months.

I kept waiting for six or eight uninterrupted hours to work on it, but that kind of day just doesn’t exist for me right now.

So I broke the project into 15 to 30 minute tasks and started chipping away whenever I had a small window.

What surprised me was how much better I felt before it was even finished. The project was finally moving, and that alone made a huge difference.

Yesterday, I checked the last box.

I wrote more about what those small wins taught me about time, progress, and the mental peace that comes from getting things moving.

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Last Saturday, my son and I spent more than six hours together, and we both stayed regulated the entire time.My wife was...
08/13/2026

Last Saturday, my son and I spent more than six hours together, and we both stayed regulated the entire time.

My wife was sick, we had no respite support, and my mom wasn’t available. So I took him out for the afternoon and decided not to bring my earbuds or try to squeeze in any work.

We got lunch, washed the windows together while getting gas, stopped at the train station, and spent two and a half hours at an almost empty indoor playground.

At one point, he kept circling around in a push cart with this huge smile on his face.

I remember thinking, this is why I do it all.

Nothing about parenting him was easier that day. I was just fully present.

It made me realize that sometimes I make hard days even harder by trying to be somewhere else mentally.

I wrote more about that in this week’s article. Link in comments.

Six years ago, I made Rigel’s birth announcement and told the story behind his name and the star he was named after.This...
08/11/2026

Six years ago, I made Rigel’s birth announcement and told the story behind his name and the star he was named after.

This year, I got to do it all over again for his baby brother.

We named him Orion, and there was something pretty special about creating these cards and realizing how perfectly their names fit together. Rigel is one of the stars that makes up the Orion constellation.

I definitely didn’t plan that six years ago. 

Two boys, six years apart, with names that somehow ended up connected in the same sky.  

3:30 a.m. changes the rest of your day.This week, my son woke up at 3:30 a.m. after soiling his diaper. Later that morni...
08/07/2026

3:30 a.m. changes the rest of your day.

This week, my son woke up at 3:30 a.m. after soiling his diaper. Later that morning, our ten-year-old fridge finally gave out, and two important work projects didn't move an inch.

I knew exactly why they weren't getting done.

What I hadn't accepted was that they weren't supposed to get done that day.

Sometimes the most important work isn't happening behind a laptop. It's taking care of the people and problems that need you most.

I wrote more about the difference between awareness and acceptance in this week's article.

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I walked into my doctor's office expecting a routine prescription refill. Instead, I walked out with my blood pressure m...
07/31/2026

I walked into my doctor's office expecting a routine prescription refill.

Instead, I walked out with my blood pressure medication doubled.

I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting that. Part of me thought we'd be talking about reducing my medication by now, not increasing it. But as the appointment sank in, I realized this wasn't just about me anymore.

I have a wife, an autistic son, a newborn, and a lot of years I still want with them. They don't just need me to love them. They need me to be healthy enough to show up for them.

That appointment became the wake-up call I needed.

I wrote about what happened, what my blood pressure numbers have been telling me all year, and the 90-day challenge I've set for myself.

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Three simple words changed the course of my afternoon.After an exhausting morning and three appointments with my son, ev...
07/24/2026

Three simple words changed the course of my afternoon.

After an exhausting morning and three appointments with my son, everything unraveled when he had a toileting accident in a waiting room. By the time I got him cleaned up, I could feel my frustration taking over.

Then my mom quietly said, "Remember to breathe."

Those words reminded me that the greatest thing I can bring into a difficult moment isn't a better plan. It's a regulated nervous system.

I wrote more about that afternoon, and how one small pause changed everything that followed.

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