ActionSage

Throughout most of my life I didn’t like endings.

It didn’t matter if it was the end of summer, the end of a friendship, the end of a TV show, the last page of a good book, the death of someone loved, the end of the pack of my favorite biscuits, the last sip of a really nice cup of coffee — or any other kind of ending.

Only recently did I realize that I’m entering a time of life where endings will probably be more frequent than beginnings.

At first, this realization brings sadness, loneliness, emptiness, and a sense of lost meaning.

But after spending enough time with these feelings, I began to see something with a clarity I had never known before: endings are needed. They are necessary for us to understand the value of everything in life.

It’s a bit like the finish of a marathon.

You can’t truly understand what it means to prepare for months, run thousands of kilometers, endure discomfort and pain, and show up day after day no matter what —
only to give everything you have on that final day, on those last 42.2 km… and finally cross the finish line.

And then all the feelings arrive at once: euphoria, happiness, joy, relief. And yes — sadness too.

Because you realize the journey is over. It was what it was, and now you have to move on.

You say goodbye to the version of yourself that existed before that finish line. Because now you are someone else.

You are a person who not only knows you are capable of doing hard things — you also know how to do them again and again. And that inner knowing will serve you in many other situations in life later on.

Because that’s the thing about endings: whatever ended, it wasn’t you. You're still here.

The sadness, grief, emptiness, pain, and loneliness are temporary. The person you became after each ending is the only constant that carries on with life.

So...

Come what may. You are ready.

Until the last ending.

And deep down, you know everything will be alright even then.

Happy Pi Day — 3.14 💫

Mathematically speaking, π is irrational.
It goes on forever, never repeating, never quite fitting into a neat fraction.

Which makes it the perfect symbol for some days in life.

On days when the best survival strategy is… to be a little irrational.

Today I’m supposed to run 3.14 miles (about 5 km), tidy up the house, make a sensible list and start checking things off like a responsible adult.

That would be the rational approach. But it’s Pi Day. So instead, I baked a basket of cottage-cheese bread and I’m taking the car out for a drive. Driving is my meditation. Especially with good music. (Fleetwood Mac has been on repeat in my life for months now.)

The tasks will still be there later. And sometimes the most rational thing you can do for your sanity… is to allow yourself to be irrational for a while.

Happy Pi Day. May your problems be finite and your joy irrational! 😍👌🎶🌞✨❤️

Today is the 70th day of the year. 295 days left in 2026.

Apparently it is also World Plumbing Day — which means today we celebrate something most people never think about… until it stops working.

Funny how the most essential things in life are usually the least glamorous!

While I was spending years trying to figure out myself and my life, it turns out I was accidentally collecting “infinity stones” along the way:

Discernment.
Pattern recognition.
Hyper-vigilance.
Seeing ten steps ahead.
Learning to be a silent observer.

And one more thing: I definitely don’t think like a normal person.

I’m aware this can freak some people out. Unpredictable people are hard to control — and often indispensable. And history shows something interesting: the indispensable people eventually gain leverage. Because they can solve real problems.

Yes, I’ve come to this strange conclusion lately:

The people who actually know how to build things, fix things, maintain things and grow things are the future millionaires — maybe even billionaires. This might be plumbers, carpenters, electricians… and hopefully gardeners too.

Because when the world gets complicated, the people who can solve real problems become priceless.

Just like plumbing. Invisible when it works.
Absolutely critical when it doesn’t.

The future might belong to people who combine three worlds:

📌Practical skills — building, growing, fixing.
📌Systems thinking — seeing patterns and trends.
📌Ownership — land, companies, infrastructure.

Put those three together and you become very hard to replace.

Have you ever been in a situation where you get a strong feeling that you want to do something — and then immediately come up with several reasons not to do it?

It’s quite irritating, right? Because why would I want something if I don’t want to go for it?

So I decided to solve this problem for myself, since I tend to overthink these situations. And I found a simple solution: I listen to my intuition.

How do I know if it’s my intuition speaking and not my anxiety? It’s actually very simple.

Let’s say I feel the desire to book a trip to a new place.

If it’s my intuition speaking, the thoughts come as statements:
“This is going to be great.”
“I’ll meet amazing people.”
“I’ll see wonderful things.”
“The food will be delicious.”

But if it’s anxiety talking, the thoughts come as questions:
“Is this really a good idea?”
“Am I sure?”
“Should I save the money instead?”
“What if the weather is terrible?”

See — now it’s easy to decide.

If I choose to listen to my intuition, I book it and start looking forward to it. When it’s just the old anxious version of me trying to stay safe and small — I smile… and I book the trip anyway.

My point is: sometimes you have to misbehave a little. And somehow, you still get the chicken. Actually, sometimes, you must misbehave if you really want the chicken... 😅👌

Today is World Mental Health Day.

And I just want to remind you — it’s okay to struggle sometimes. It’s okay to have doubts, fears, and moments when your mind turns against you.

What matters is that you keep showing up for yourself.

Working on your mental health isn’t weakness — it’s courage. It’s how we grow stronger, more grounded, more alive.

So if this might be useful for any of you, here’s my little pep talk before the starting line:

Dear me,

There are so many reasons not to run this marathon. Especially not this one — the legendary BOA Chicago Marathon.

I won’t even start listing all those reasons. A few of my closest friends know them, and they’d understand if I decided to sit this one out.

But there’s also one reason to do it.

You want to.

It’s that simple.

You want to feel the joy of running through the streets of Chicago, surrounded by over a million people cheering for every runner.

It’s going to be hard — but you know you can do hard things.

So stop focusing on what you didn’t do.

What you didn’t do won’t help you now.

What you did do — that’s what matters. That’s what gets you to the finish line.

What you did do is something.

What you didn’t do is nothing.

And you can’t carry nothing 42.2 km.

It’ll only weigh you down — and in the end, you’ll have nothing to show for all that effort.

So stop.
Stop thinking about, worrying about, stressing about what you didn’t do.

Focus on what you did do. Let that effort guide you, fuel you, remind you that you belong here.

Then, try your best.

Because if you can do that — if you can try your best — you are at your best.

And that’s badass.

So go.
Show up.
Because showing up is all that matters.