TIME IS NOT LINEAR
Hello All,
With two babies now, my life feels more than full.
Some of you already know what that’s like — an incredible dose of cuddles, patience, and the daily practice of getting out of my own way.
Through it all, I’ve noticed something remarkable: it’s me who has the reactions.
It’s usually my tone. I move so quickly that my words come out too fast, sharp, unfiltered — never giving me the outcome I’d hoped for. And then comes the work of digging myself out of a hole I never wanted to be in in the first place.
Life becomes tremendously difficult when we resist change.
But more than anything, I want to evolve. I feel reactions rise up in me — patterns that clearly aren’t mine alone. They echo my parents, my grandparents. I can feel their imprint, their pain, and their history.
Sometimes, I catch them as they come; sometimes, I can’t. But I know this is my work. This is my signal to change.
Change means stepping into discomfort.
Change means admitting things you never thought you’d have to admit.
Change means responding to what is needed now, not clinging to who you think you are.
Adaptation begins with failure. It is the North Star of growth.
If we truly want something, we must be willing to part with the very things we believe define us. Sometimes, the easiest way to hold on is to let go.
TIME IS NOT LINEAR
I see my life right in front of me. I hold memories of my own childhood while watching my child grow in real time.
I know time is elusive. Different dimensions of my own experience move in and out of focus — across days, weeks, months, years.
What I want, more than anything, is for my family, friends, and patrons to see a man who did not limit himself by the parameters of time, but leapt into life with a willingness to live and to heal.
So, join me this week.
Take a good, honest look at something that has weighed you down for far too long.
Whether it’s your fault or not, ask yourself: what can you contribute, not just to shift the narrative, but to take action toward the outcome you most desire?
Your life is yours to live.
Stay with desire. It will lead you to change.
With Love,
Matthew Schildkret
Founder, Creator, & Humble Guide
Late Sunday Afternoon
