Justin Moss
Essays on mind, work, systems, and building momentum.
Latest Writing
Why I hate the holidays
For years, I thought I hated the holidays. But I’m starting to realize what actually exhausts me is trying to manage competing expectations, conflicting emotional needs, and everyone else’s experience at the same time. This essay explores codependency, family systems, emotional responsibility, and the quiet patterns many of us carry into adulthood without realizing it.
Recent Posts
The Splash
A childhood tragedy. A quiet conclusion. And a lifelong pattern of feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions. This essay is about the stories children tell themselves after pain — and how those stories can follow us into adulthood without us realizing it.
Maybe it was never just about the bell
Sunday School is often seen as a logistical calling—printing rolls, taking attendance, ringing the bell. But it’s meant to be something much more. This reflection explores how focusing on simple principles—scriptures, discussion, and intentional teaching—can transform the experience and help create an environment where faith and testimonies grow.
Why I finally started writing
For years, I felt a quiet push to write — and for years, I didn’t. After an ADHD diagnosis, eighty pounds lost, two marathons, and a battle with something I call the invisible wall, I finally started asking a different question. This isn’t a launch. It’s not a business plan. It’s something smaller — and more honest — than that.
Why managing a custodial team was my favorite job — and what it taught me about how I’m wired
The job that fit me best wasn’t the one that looked the best on paper. Inside a 28-story office building, managing a custodial team, I discovered the combination of structure and freedom that makes me come alive. It changed the way I think about work — and about myself.
I’ve never been a particularly good employee
I’ve never been a particularly good employee in the traditional sense. For years, I interpreted that as failure. Now I understand it as a pattern — one that reshaped how I see work, structure, and fit.
I learned to hide long before I knew why
A few months ago I drove to a family wedding, circled the parking lot twice, and left without getting out of the car. This is about why that felt easier — and how I learned to shrink long before I knew I was doing it.
About the author
I’m Justin. I write about alignment — how we’re wired, the environments we live and work in, and what helps us expand instead of shrink. These essays draw from leadership, creativity, faith, and everyday life.
I’m building a place for ideas to land.
Quietly. Over time.
hello@justinmoss.net