Emotional State of Matt #10: GRIEVING
Last month, six weeks after marrying Jeff to my mother, I delivered his eulogy. I have spent my time since then staying with my mom and...
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Moods
This page will showcase posts on my emotional journey
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Emotional State of Matt #9: FRIENDLY
Except for a period of crippling pre-teen insecurity, I’ve always been a personable guy. I've even been able to parlay that into a pretty...
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Emotional State of Matt #8 - HONORED
A week and a half ago, I married my mom… …to her longtime partner. They wanted a quick and fuss-free ceremony, but a Justice of the Peace...
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Emotional State of Matt #7: OVERWHELMED
As I sat on the kitchen floor crying, picking through every slimy piece of trash one by one, it hit me: I may have taken on too much......
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Emotional State of Matt #6: HISTORIC
I sat in the back corner of the Choctaw Casino in Idabel, Oklahoma choking down a country-fried steak akin to wet cardboard smothered in...
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Emotional State of Matt #5: CHALLENGED
This past December I got my first tattoo to commemorate the beginning of this trip and the new mindset I have adopted for life. “Yes,...
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Emotional State of Matt #4: SPONTANEOUS
I had originally planned to start this trip after my divorce was finalized, but my landlord needed to move back into his condo so I lost...
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Emotional State of Matt #3: ACCOUNTABLE
I have always been a very private person. My limited use of social media has been to get news updates and to find silly memes when I need...
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Emotional State of Matt #2: CARPE DIEM
This trip, and specifically this week’s destination of Coos Bay, was inspired by two people who are no longer with us. The overall trip...
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Emotional State of Matt #1: DISAPPOINTED
Disappointed in Myself My trip did not kick off with fireworks and confetti. Rather, with disorientation, a dopamine deficiency, and...
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Emotional State of Matt #0: OPEN
I have decided to begin this trip on Feb 10th, the first day of the Chinese New Year - the year of the dragon (like me), which is less...
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50 States of Matt: My Personal Journey Across the United States
Welcome! Here is what the blog is all about.
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