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The Daily Stoic: “You’re Going to Be Ok”
When I’m feeling stressed, I sometimes remind myself of the message from this entry from The Daily Stoic. However, I prefer to say “I’m ok” as framing it in the present tense helps calm me down and makes me see … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged future, Marcus Aurelius, past, present, present moment, stress, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Youre Going to Be Ok", Youre Going to Be OK
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Review of The Princess Bride
I’ve seen bits and pieces of The Princess Bride for years but never saw it all the way through until last week. I’m glad I finally watched the whole thing because it’s a wonderful movie and I had a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies
Tagged action, adventure, comedy, fun, heart, movie reviews, movies, Review of The Princess Bride, romance, The Princess Bride
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Be the Change
So many people say they want the world to be vastly better than it is yet hardly anyone is willing to make the changes necessary for that happen. When someone does recognize that massive changes are required to make the … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things
Tagged "The Star Thrower", action, Be the Change, change, solving problems
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Friendsgiving 2019
Yesterday, I got together with some of my swing dancing friends in St. Augustine for a special Thanksgiving celebration. “Friendsgiving”, as we called it, was a wonderful way to spend the day and I enjoyed every minute of it from … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Personal Freedom, Swing Dancing
Tagged friends, Friendsgiving, Friendsgiving 2019, St. Augustine, Thanksgiving, The Princess Bride
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A Short Gratitude List
Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought it only fitting to post about some things for which I’m thankful. Cultivating a spirit of gratitude has vastly improved my life and I could write many posts about what I’m grateful to have. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged A Short Gratitude List, books, dancing, friends, friendship, gratitude, juggling, meditation, shadow, skills, swing dancing, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, travel, unicycling
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
I usually talk a lot about good communication in my posts but today I decided to change things up a bit. This post is all about bad communication. I see all of these things regularly online and occasionally in person. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other
Tagged assumptions, bad communication, communication, habits, hostility, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
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Out with the Old and in With…
For about a year now, I’ve been growing away from several views that I’ve held for many years or even my entire life. This started slowly at first but has happened increasingly faster as I’ve continued learning about a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Christianity, family, floating, friendship, Golden Rule, inner peace, journey, life, meditation, Out with the Old and in With..., peace, perspective changes, religion, society
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A Lesson from Steven Wright
Last Friday, I saw Steven Wright perform at the Florida Theatre. I normally dislike stand-up comedy but I’ve been a fan of Steven Wright ever since I first heard him several years ago. His act consists of dozens of one-liner … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Lesson from Steven Wright, comedy, cultural norms, culture, Florida Theatre, goofiness, jokes, playfulness, silliness, Steven Wright
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A Tale of Two Years
This year has been quite different for me than the previous year. Both have been amazing in their own ways and they have a lot of overlap, but they are definitely distinct from one another. I think this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, A Tale of Two Years, emotions, growth, Letting Go, pain, personal growth, repression, self-improvement, suppression
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Quality Posts
It’s becoming increasingly more difficult for me to think of new blog posts. What’s been even more difficult lately is writing them; I have trouble with sitting down to work on posts as well as structuring them and finding the … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blog posts, blogging, procrastination, Quality Posts, writer's block
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