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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
My Lovely Sunday
I had a nice, relaxing Sunday yesterday. I started the day by getting up and going to work. It was a steady morning with a few slow periods in between the busy times, so I had no complaints about how … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged dancing, floating, My Lovely Sunday, Sunday, swing dancing, The Volstead, unicycling
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Some More of My Plan
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about ways to make a positive difference in the world. In the process, I’ve devised, adjusted, and abandoned a lot of plans that I hope will create the changes that I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged change, direct alternatives, finances, freedom, indirect alternatives, life situation, personal freedom, relationships, self-improvement, self-improvement work, Some More of My Plan, stability, tipping point
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The Law of Diffusion
In Start With Why, Simon Sinek talks about the Law of Diffusion, which explains how people react to something new. Those who are leading the way are called innovators, and they challenge the status quo and inspire people to think … Continue reading
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Tagged early adopters, ideas, Law of Diffusion, plan, Simon Sinek, The Law of Diffusion
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Having Better Conversations
I suspect that people have more in common than they think. It’s easy to think otherwise since a lot of attention is paid to hostility, violence, strong disagreements, and so on. However, while there are fundamental differences in the way … Continue reading
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Tagged altercations, arguments, common ground, communication, conversations, exchanges, Having Better Conversations, identification, identity, points of agreement, views
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When Someone Acts Differently
Have you ever gotten to know someone fairly well and then seen them act in a way that seemed totally out of character for them? If so, you were probably shocked at their behavior and wondered if they’d changed or … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged compassion, lifting weights, limits, love, patience, strength, understanding, When Someone Acts Differently
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Accepting Help
For most of my life, I’ve had a difficult time taking instructions from other people. This is especially true when someone tries to give me advice against my will or make me do something a certain way. However, even when … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting Help, improvement, instruction, learning, progress, self-awareness, teaching
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Reclaiming Your Power
There’s more information available to us than ever before, and trying to keep up with even a fraction of it all will quickly become overwhelming. It’s hard to avoid the latest celebrity gossip, sports happenings, controversies, and everything else that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful music of life, current events, news, Reclaiming Your Power, sphere of influence, tuning out the noise
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Knowing What the Future Holds
Few things are as strange to me as when someone says “that’s just the way it is, and that’s the way it’ll always be”. Things may be a certain way now, but who says they have to be this way, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Daniel Kahneman, emotion, intuition, Jonathan Haidt, Knowing What the Future Holds, reason, The Righteous Mind, Thinking Fast and Slow
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Learning New Things
I’ve been thinking lately about practice, especially after reading Outliers. It’s easy to forget how much time and effort it can take to become proficient in something, especially when watching someone who does it exceptionally well. I often overlook the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged coordination, juggling, learning, Learning New Things, patience, persistence, Practice, skills, swing dancing, talent, teaching
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Realizations About Three Songs I Love
Sometime within the past few weeks, I was talking with my mindfulness buddy about a video of dogs set to some nice music. I had some big realizations during that conversation about a few particular songs and why they mean … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People
Tagged "I Got A Name", "Rainbow Connection", dogs, dreamers, guitar, Jim Croce, Kermit the Frog, lovers, Muppets, music, Realizations About Three Songs I Love, Shiba Inu, songs, unconditional love
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