The Wayward Journal
By Michael Walker
The Wayward Journal Sep 20, 2018
The internet thinks you suck
The chase for beauty
Self-respecting, authentic, setting boundaries motherf**ker
Doing Something While Black
Counter Thinking
How to attack your own beliefs and what you think you know.
Attachment Style
How I feel about Regret
Death Of My Hero
Kobe Bryant, my childhood hero, has died tragically. How his life and death affected me.
Life is art
How writing a story taught me about making choices.
Settling Down
Settling down back into my old new life in Atlanta, the crappiness of writer's block and recognizing what it means to enjoy the process.
The Return
I have returned to Atlanta changed with a new outlook and new goals coupled with a feeling of loss from what I left behind to get here.
The Cost of Pride
Why can't we ask for help? What are the consequences for ourselves and others if we don't?
Managing Weakness
A conversation over drinks about weakness in our character.
And now this...
No job, car broke down, low on cash, and now this...
Awkward Family Reunion
My dad visits and stays in my mom's house who he has been separated from for more than 15 years while I am there as well. The bright side is that I learn a little bit about some fears I hold.
My First Therapist
Follow Through
While working on my friend's family farm, we had a conversation that revealed to me that you really can't hide the truth from the people that know you.
Killing Babies
After the heartbeat ban on abortion came out in Georiga and others, I took a moment or three weeks to examine my views on the issue.
Shame
What is shame and how do we deal with it?
Life Coaching
Have you ever been curious about what life coaching is? In this episode, I bring on a life coach (Didi Mann) as a special guest to discuss what life coaching is, what is the process and much more.
Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by everything? Then like me, you need to discover or rediscover a stress relieving activity.
#Filtered
A compliment prompts me to question the way I view myself.
Stranger Dreams
Have you ever had a strange dream that might have an embedded message for you in it?
Be Like Water
Trying my best to imitate water and deal with a not-so-perfect quarter, week and weekend.
Tell Me How You Feel. Tell Me What You Want.
Open communication. What can it get you? Closure, acceptance, ...sex on a rooftop?
It's a Flawed Life
How do flawed individuals have a relationship?
Power over princples
Exploring power and principles in our daily lives.