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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
2020 Goals
Like many other people, I’ve been thinking lately about some things I’d like to accomplish next year. I don’t consider these New Year’s resolutions as I think that approach is problematic to say the least. Most of the things on … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2020, 2020 Goals, emotions, friends, goals, healing, Humanitarian Plan, New Year's resolutions, plans, unicycling, workout
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My 2019 Highlights
This past year would be difficult to describe in a few words or even in one blog post. I could spend ages talking about how 2019 affected me. Instead, I’ll just mention some of the highlights of my year in … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 2019, 2020, acquaintances, Balboa, Consistency, dancing, dedication, emotions, floating, friends, Ichetucknee Springs, Ichetucknee Springs Day 2019, juggling, Lollies and Lemonade 2019, meaningfulness, mental health, My 2019 Highlights, Practice, rest, stress, swing dancing, unicycling
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Charity and Business: A Recent Realization
For a few years now, I’ve been thinking that the next stage of my life will involve starting my own business and then putting my humanitarian plan into action. I’ve read several business books and done a good bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Self-Improvement
Tagged business, charity, Charity and Business: A Recent Realization, entrepreneurship, helping people, Humanitarian Plan, humanitarianism, serendipity
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A Meaningful Christmas
Christmas day is here once more and it seems that every year it takes me longer and longer to get into the Christmas spirit. Part of this has to do with the loss of some cherished traditions as I’ve grown … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Meaningful Christmas, charity, Christmas, Christmas truce, goodwill, holidays, hostility, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, joy, kindness, love, meaning, peace, relaxation, rest, stress, The Muppet Christmas Carol
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Review of The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a phenomenal book written by Malcolm Gladwell. It is an extremely insightful and interesting exploration of how small things can make a huge difference in starting and shaping epidemics (Gladwell uses the term “epidemic” to refer … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks
Tagged change, communication, connectors, epidemics, ideas, Malcolm Gladwell, mavens, problems, Review of The Tipping Point, salesmen, solving problems, The Tipping Point, trends
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“How the Big Band Stole Christmas” (And My Anxiety)
Last night, I got to be part of the Crescendo Amelia Big Band “How the Big Band Stole Christmas” show in Fernandina Beach. I briefly unicycled in front of the stage during one of the songs and juggled in the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged "How the Big Band Stole Christmas" (And My Anxiety), anxiety, calm, Crescendo Amelia Big Band, Fernandina Beach, happiness, juggling, peace, stress, Theatre Jax, unicycling, worry
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Adventure Motivation
I’ve talked before about my dream of traveling around the continental US in a camper van and seeing the cool stuff and the hidden gems in each state. Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the stuff that there is to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged Adventure Motivation, adventures, Buster Keaton, experiences, Florida Theatre, Ichetucknee Springs, Jacksonville, road trip, St. Augustine, Steamboat Bill Jr, Steven Wright, travel
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Running on Fumes
In the West, so many people are addicted to the idea that production is all that matters. They’ve been raised to believe that we should always be busy making things, putting things together, and figuring things out. So they glorify … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged meditation, rest, Running on Fumes, self-care, self-love, stress, West, work
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Emotions and Logic: A Perfect Match
Where’s the logic in a piece of art that makes your heart soar, whether it’s a song, book, movie, painting, sculpture, performance, or any other kind of art? There is no logic there. Art isn’t supposed to be logical; it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, Consistency, emotions, Emotions and Logic: A Perfect Match, feelings, logic, reason
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