by Dave Ursillo | Nov 15, 2022 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
When I went to get some routine bloodwork done a few weeks ago, I was expecting a quick, easy detour from my usual weekday morning routine. After all, the lab was only a 4-minute drive from my apartment, and I had been told that the experience would take no more...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 27, 2022 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
When I bit into the crisp, swollen orb — the crunch of the fried exterior, the tang of tomato sauce cooked with soft risotto, flecks of moist ground beef, and gooey mozzarella hot as molten lava — a swirl of memories came rushing back. First came the memory of that...
by Dave Ursillo | Jul 7, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
About twice every year, I carefully select a few words to represent my intentions and goals for how I want to live and “be” in the months ahead. It usually happens at the start of a New Year and right now, at the halfway-is point of the calendar year. You can think of...
by Dave Ursillo | Jun 22, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
I possess the strange and seemingly useless ability to recall song lyrics with almost flawless precision, even if I haven’t listened to a given song in years — sometimes decades. And although I don’t know why or how my recall is so good with song lyrics (specifically,...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 29, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
Your journey is a self-determined one. But just because you’ve {very likely} learned how to be self-sufficient, and largely self-motivated, and perhaps even emotionally self-reliant with your art or self-expression, or running your biz, or launching your new...
by Dave Ursillo | Apr 28, 2021 | Chronicles of a Self-Storied Life
There is no perfect formula, road map, or single process for how you claim your calling. In fact, the journey of claiming your calling is, I’ve found, far more like living a “Choose Your Own Adventure” story than it is about finding some magical, mystical, or...