HeyJaredGone Dry
Sharing my journey of self-discovery and connection through writing. I'm a husband, dad to two girls, and living an (alcohol) free life.
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“He Called The Shit ‘Poop’” (opens the original)
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I wanted to write this morning, instead I cleaned shit out of a dog crate for the second time this week. Yes, you read that “s” word correctly: second. Thursday morning, I woke up to that aroma no dog owner ever wants to encounter and spent the morning hosing down, washing, then bleaching, and hosing down again, his crate and then washing the offender himself. This morning was less explosive, but no less pungent, stinging the nostrils. And thankfully my wife was home to help out with washing the
Known Fear, Unexpected Peace, & Seeking Honesty (opens the original)
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I was asked this week, “what do you believe?” though it wasn’t that explicit. My conversation partner had just finished sharing what they enjoyed about a church they had recently begun attending (Presbyterian) and I made some theology jokes (“frozen chosen” about Calvin’s view on predestination) because that’s a throwback to my twenties. You don’t have to understand that last line to keep reading, I promise. Probably too much inside baseball that I’m not even on the inside of anymore, which lead
Changing Paths: Spirituality & Desire (opens the original)
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Last night I dreamed I was back at my undergrad studying religion, this time a two year’s master’s degree. It was spring semester of my second year and all of a sudden people were trying to convince me to go to Duke to get another two-years master’s in something related to Christianity. In the dream I was conflicted: I already had three degrees, was about to finish a fictional fourth, and then potentially take on a fifth? That seemed like a lot.But the people around me seemed to think I had some
Pain, Pleasure & Almost Adding a Third “P” Word At The Gym (opens the original)
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Sweat streamed down my temple, biceps burning with lactic acid, and I had the strong sensation that I might lose the contents of my stomach. It was just bicep curls, but add that on to the jump squats and the other exercise just before (which apparently, I exercise-blacked out) and I was pushing to a level I haven’t in some time. This was my second workout with a new trainer. I’ve been lifting on my own and sprinkling in cardio the last few months, but decided to change things up.So, why did I d
Good AF: Vol. 19 -- Alcohol Free (And The Other One) (opens the original)
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School’s back in session here and we’re slowly transitioning back into some sort of typical rhythm.It’s so funny how when I’m in the depths of whatever season (and I mean fully, not as in down), by the end I’m ready for a change. Now, I’m looking forward to cooler temps, when six months ago I would have given anything to go to the pool (or beach). Maybe this is just human nature, maybe I’m just a particularly fickle being, who knows. Whether you’re sprinting toward the holidays or clinging to th
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