{"id":59,"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-09-02T02:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:50:54","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iss-ai-demo iss-ai-demo--about blog-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18ab4740 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-section ai-hero has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d277114a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ai-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-badge wp-block-paragraph\">Notes from the middle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Part Where I <span class=\"ai-highlight\">Write<\/span> It Down.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ai-lede wp-block-paragraph\">This is where the polished version gets left at the door. The wins, the screwups, the things I\u2019m proud of, and the things I\u2019d rather pretend never happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect some strength, sobriety, mental health, questionable decisions, long runs, sore muscles, and whatever else is taking up too much space in my head that week. I\u2019m interested in the parts of progress that don\u2019t photograph particularly well\u2014the plateaus, the second guesses, the days when discipline loses the argument, and the small choices that somehow add up to something bigger. Some of it will be useful. Some of it might just be me thinking out loud. Either way, it\u2019ll be honest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Neotraditional crow with a cowboy hat and bandana standing on a skull on a typewriter with the word &quot;Blog&quot; written on the page\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4993237028620894;width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1000x667.png 1000w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-840x560.png 840w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18ab4740 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffd142;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d277114a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ai-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-badge wp-block-paragraph\">Notes from the middle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Part Where I <span class=\"ai-highlight\">Write<\/span> It Down.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ai-lede wp-block-paragraph\">This is where the polished version gets left at the door. The wins, the screwups, the things I\u2019m proud of, and the things I\u2019d rather pretend never happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect some strength, sobriety, mental health, questionable decisions, long runs, sore muscles, and whatever else is taking up too much space in my head that week. I\u2019m interested in the parts of progress that don\u2019t photograph particularly well\u2014the plateaus, the second guesses, the days when discipline loses the argument, and the small choices that somehow add up to something bigger. Some of it will be useful. Some of it might just be me thinking out loud. Either way, it\u2019ll be honest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-2dc1f5f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Neotraditional crow with a cowboy hat and bandana standing on a skull on a typewriter with the word &quot;Blog&quot; written on the page\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4993237028620894;width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1000x667.png 1000w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-840x560.png 840w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/clearheadedandcommitted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blog-Page-Photo-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iss-ai-demo iss-ai-demo--about blog-latest-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-container blog-latest-inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">FROM THE LATEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The latest from the messy middle.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity ai-rule\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-list-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-index wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strength, sweat &amp; starting over<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training, running, tire flips, setbacks, and figuring out what getting stronger means beyond the numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-list-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-index wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clearheaded, more or less<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sobriety, mental health, uncomfortable realizations, and learning what happens when I stop numbing the hard parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ai-list-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ai-index wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everything that doesn\u2019t fit neatly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life between the categories: bad days, good ideas, weird thoughts, small wins, and whatever feels worth writing down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest entries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mess exists. 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