Mental Health on N. Becker Photography

Farewell, St. Louis

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0600

In March of this year, I wrote:

… the default path is the one of least resistance. That the easiest choice is usually the most predictable one, the one where you can see several steps out.

I didn’t explicitly say this in that article, but my motivation for writing and sharing those words was to remind myself that the fear I felt about accepting a new job (the one I started in April) was normal, expected, and would pave the way toward personal growth. My lizard brain resisted the change, but my human brain knew that making myself uncomfortable in the short term would be worthwhile in the long term.

Beware the Path of Least Resistance

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600

A couple weeks ago, I had a Friday off work and decided to spend the morning hiking at a favorite nearby haunt. It would be a later-than-usual start to such an outing because I was on daycare drop-off duty that week, but I was in no hurry. I was just happy to get some fresh air.

500 Miles

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

In January of 2021, I decided to set a goal of hiking 500 miles before the end of the year. While I normally spend a great deal of my free time hiking, with or without my camera, my hope was that this goal would provide some extra incentive to push myself physically, especially during those moments throughout the year when I knew I would need a little extra encouragement.