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Live With Less

It wasn't the first time I'd purged my belongings. It wasn't the first time I read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, either. In fact, after living in Costa Rica without much of anything that I thought I needed back in the States, I realized that I could live with a lot less stuff. Having more stuff just meant more stuff to take care of. More things to think about. More stuff to store. This last push, however, was something different. I entered a deeper level of letting go; a deeper understanding of what it meant to live with less.

Jon Macalolooy

July 18, 2022

First Date

I guess at some point, it was time to take Emma on a date. The endless flirting was driving me crazy. Were we gonna do this or not? We were. Was it a full fledged rekindling of an old relationship? Not quite sure. But a single date was definitely in the cards. One date didn’t mean I had to marry her. Didn’t even mean I had to make her my girlfriend or take her on a second.

Jon Macalolooy

April 27, 2022

Full Circle

Wait... are you sure you're ready to do this?! Who are you to officiate a marriage when yours just ended? Who are you to talk about love and commitment right now? ‍

Jon Macalolooy

December 1, 2021

Ruth

“Good morning.” My AirPods were set to noise cancelling mode so I didn’t fully hear her when she spoke, but I read her lips and immediately returned the gesture with a smile as I pulled one out. “Good morning,” I responded. “That’s a good idea. Just put some music on and tune out the noise of the world. I should try that sometime.”

Jon Macalolooy

November 2, 2021

Deja Vu or Round Two?

Wham-pa-paaam! Yaaaaht-foom. Pow-pa-pow. Pow-pa-pow. The heavy bags danced to the beat of our strikes. To my left, Herman Terrado. To my right, Dominick Cruz. Echoing in the back, Coach Eric Del Fierro. The room was packed with killers that day but the two who flanked my shoulders as we finished practice was them.

Jon Macalolooy

October 23, 2021

Return of the Blog

Jon Macalolooy

September 23, 2021

The Bigger Picture

I thought it was going to be more painful to look at the pictures when they started popping up on Facebook as "memories.” ‍Our beach wedding in Mexico. Our adventures through Southeast Asia. Tahiti. New Zealand. Australia.

Jon Macalolooy

September 16, 2021

Blank Canvas

For seven years, I worked on that canvas. It was the most beautiful painting I’d ever stroked my colors with. The blend of blues and reds paired perfectly. Destiny. Like the co-mingling was always meant to be. ‍And it was for a time, but that time now, only my memory can see...

Jon Macalolooy

September 16, 2021

Her Again

She saw me when I walked in. I felt her gaze. But when I glanced her way, all I could see was her long luxurious locks. They left me wanting more. I wanted to see her face again. That pretty smile. That flirtatious wink. All of a sudden, my heart sank.

Jon Macalolooy

August 2, 2021