Hey, I’m Bud.
If you’ve landed here, you’re probably curious about what this space is about.
This site is a home for reflective writing on what it means to grow, adapt, and stay grounded in a world that’s always shifting.
It’s where I share personal stories, experiments in intentional living, and thoughts about midlife, transitions, and transformation.
You won’t find hacks, hustle, or toxic positivity here. Instead, this is a slower space—a place to think deeper, question norms, and learn how to move through life with more presence and intention.
What You Can Expect
Human-centered writing (no AI scripts or performative advice)
Essays on change, identity, attention, and creativity
Personal experiments and systems for living with intention
Reflections on health, technology, aging, and meaning
Real stories from real life—messy, hopeful, unfinished
Why I’m using my name?
After years of starting and stopping blogs that became more about performance and branding than purpose, I wanted to build something that felt real.
This publication isn’t chasing a niche or a funnel. It’s a container for honest exploration. For learning to move with life, not just push through it.
Exploring the sway - that constant pull of uncertainty, change, and complexity we all feel.
This space is about learning when to yield, when to stand strong, and how to stay grounded through it all.
Strength lies in flexibility, and meaning is often found in motion.
Why Subscribe?
If you’re the kind of person who values presence over productivity, reflection over noise, and depth over hype, this space might be for you.
Welcome to writing for curious humans navigating growth with resilience, creativity, and the occasional dad joke.
A Few Things About Me
Stole the idea for this section from
Spoke about Editing Your Life with
conference in Washington, DCGot my first tattoo at 56 years old (no, it wasn’t a midlife crisis)
Diagnosed with diabetes in 2017, but I manage it with lifestyle and exercise
Licensed as a physical therapist for over 25 years
Conducted more than 50,000 sessions with patients & wellness clients as a PT
Authored over a dozen medical continuing education courses for clinicians
Love building things & taking things apart to see how they work
Served as the best man in a Korean Baptist wedding in the Bronx, NY
Writing helps me think, and hopefully it helps others do the same
