Aaron Graham, PCC

When your AI companion really *gets* you 🤣🏓🫶

I just wrote "water air plants" as a reminder to myself, but that's also just a list of things we need.

At any given time, milliions of people are having more fun than you.

And less.

Sometimes we need to feel better before we can take action. Sometimes taking action makes us feel better.

If one approach isn't working, try the other. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don’t run away from my problems. I play pickleball to avoid them. That’s entirely different.

Between my nasal congestion, sudafed and impending collapse of American society as we know it, it's hard to sleep.

Tax time. I like that my credit card automatically categorizes all my Pickleball spending as: "Health & Wellness". Which it is.

That still makes me feel better about all the $$ I've spent on it 🤣🏓

Welp. It seems Pickleball is how Imma get myself through February. How about u?

A picture of Aaron holding a colorful drawing of the trigger-thought-feeling-action cycle

What are your patterns?

My post on LinkedIn today explores this and many other questions around the familiar patterns of thought, feeling and action we create in our lives. Check it out:

www.linkedin.com/in/aarongrah...

Who are we if we change our patterns?

a handmade drawing of a question mark and an arrow pointing to the right, both filled with a patchwork of colorful patterns

What kind of support do you need right now? 💙

I have come here to eat ice cream and support people in feeling more easeful, aligned and in charge of their life.

And I'm all out of Lactaids.

That's real, friend. Not so peaceful here rn. :(

True inner peace is letting other people be wrong about you.

(But also... UGHHHHH, you guys)

We get good at what we practice.

You've had your whole life to practice certain patterns of thought, feeling and action.

If you want to change your pattern, that will also take practice.

Be kind to yourself in the process.

When you're truly ready to stop your unhelpful patterns, you will.

Until then, you won't.

But you're so GOOOOOD at being peak you.

"Use the Force, Harry." - Gandalf

Me: My tolerance for drama has gotten so low.

Drama: ……

Me: ……

Drama: ……

Me: ……

Drama: Sup.

Great ideas @mike-d-makes-music.bsky.social ! Take a break, intake some art, take the pressure off and give yourself permission to just play. Solid plan. Love it.

Love this @jbwarrick.com ! Sleep is so important. Same w a mindful approach to gauging whether you need more creative input vs output. (Also, chocolate is always a yes, duh lol. )

How do you get unstuck when you're feeling stuck creatively? I just posted about this on LinkedIn and I'm curious what works for you?

I still think "Big Ol' Chad Had His Light On" is more catchy than "Big Ol' Jet Airliner" but whatever. It's 2025 nothing matters.

After pickleball I enjoy a good picklebath*

(* does not contain pickles or brine)

YouTube video by The Hold Steady - Topic The Bear And the Maiden Fair

for your enjoyment youtu.be/lRpl4iiqdI8?...

Ever wake up with a song already in your head?

This morning for some reason it was "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" by The Hold Steady (yes, from GOT). I couldn't tell you why, but it was jarring and hilarious.

What song is in your head today?

How Improv Comedians Make a Living Teaching Corporate Workshops For some improv comedians, Fortune 1000 companies can help make the funny business more lucrative.

Great piece in @nytimes.com about about the impact that improv comedy skills can have in the workplace. Beyond "Yes, And...," improv helps with adaptability, reducing judgment, creative thinking, public speaking, confidence and more. Congrats @tdqueso.bsky.social !! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/b...

Is it weird I've always liked the smell of damp concrete basements? You know that smell? Maybe I just like radon 😬🤷🏻‍♂️

Steak & Phish

So here we are, eh? How you doing?

If you could wave a magic wand and change 1 thing about your life, what would you change? 🪄 (you can DM me your answer on the DL if you want 🤫😎💙)