Alex Berger
If I’m honest, I can’t quite believe 40 is already here. For years I’ve used it as a mental waypoint somewhere in the distant future. A mental marker to deflect or defer societal pressure while at the same time continuing to do what feels right in each moment. Now that it has arrived, it’s a good...
Alex Berger
Hello 37! How rapidly you have arrived. For those unfamiliar, every year I publish a birthday reflection post. I hope you’ll enjoy these thoughts and take them for what they are – an attempt to share the world as I see it and how I relate to it. It’s a mixture of observations, musings,...
Alex Berger
Whelp. That was a year. As I re-read last year’s birthday blog post, I get goosebumps. Published on March 31st, a few days after my birthday, the company where I work had just announced a three months 20% salary reduction/one day a week furlough. COVID cases were skyrocketing. I had just jumped on...
Alex Berger
The tragedy and challenges of the current moment aside, it’s a fascinating period. Are we on the edge of a major paradigm shift? Will things return to normal? Is it the end of the world as we knew it over? A look through the headlines and the majority of conversations taking place suggest dire...
Alex Berger
As long-time readers know, every year I write a birthday post that contains general reflections, musings, and observations drawn from the previous year. I hope you’ll enjoy these thoughts and take them for what they are – an attempt to share the world as I see it and how I relate to it. You...