by Dave Ursillo | Aug 15, 2023 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
In 2019 — honestly, where does the time go? — I wrote a story about a letter that I had been avoiding for the previous decade.No, the letter was not the remnant of a forlorn love affair. It wasn’t a relic of the past that I was afraid to open, or whose contents...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 25, 2023 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Every once in a while, I like to step back from our ongoing explorations of self-knowledge, self-expression, and what it means to live a “self-storied” life, to re-introduce myself to you.My name is Dave Ursillo, and I like to call myself a...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 18, 2023 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
A phrase like “self-knowledge” might wrongly imply a few things about what it means to “know yourself.” Such as, that “knowing yourself” is a thing you can check off of your To Do list, a goal you can achieve, or a destination you eventually reach.I prefer to think of...
by Dave Ursillo | Jan 3, 2023 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
I’m writing to you on a frosty morning in the Central Valley of California. The rain has finally given way to a clear-ish morning, so, for the first time on this trip, I can appreciate some of the colors of the neighborhood. I see vibrant green lawn grass, a low wall...
by Dave Ursillo | Dec 21, 2022 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Over the last few months, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the concept of “dialectics.” Like, what people mean when they use it, what it even is, and how to properly pronounce it.Despite my private school and liberal arts education,...
by Dave Ursillo | Nov 22, 2022 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Have you ever had a series of little frustrations, forgivable mistakes, or short delays to your schedule suddenly “balloon” in significance — becoming something bigger and more daunting than all the little events, all on their own, actually were?If so, you’ve...
