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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
A Fun Day on Amelia Island
Yesterday, I spent a wonderful afternoon and evening with some friends in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island. There was a holiday event there with all kinds of food, music, games, decorations, and other fun activities. We spent about four hours … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Swing Dancing
Tagged A Fun Day on Amelia Island, Amelia Island, Crescendo Amelia band, Fantastic Fudge, Fernandina Beach, friends, friendship, music, swing dancing, The Book Loft, Wicked Bao
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Combating Jealousy
Although I try to avoid it, I find myself getting jealous once in a while. Jealous at those with more time and money to do the things they love, jealous of people who are further down the road of self-improvement … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Charisma on Command, Combating Jealousy, Don't Make Assumptions, Don't Take Anything Personally, jealousy, Life Hacks, Presence, Rescripting, space between stimulus and response, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Four Agreements, The Power of Now
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Repeal Day 2018
Yesterday was the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Alcohol Prohibition in the United States. As expected, there were many parties and other celebrations. Here’s how I celebrated that night. The Volstead, a speakeasy-style bar in downtown Jacksonville, opened its … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Swing Dancing
Tagged Alcohol Prohibition, celebration, friends, fun, party, Prohibition Kitchen, Raisin Cake Orchestra, Repeal Day, Repeal Day 2018, swing dancing, Swing Theory, The Volstead
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Knowing When to Move On
It’s in my nature to fix things. That’s why I spend so much time trying to help people with their problems and working on self-improvement. I do the same with the places I frequent as well. Wherever I go, if … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged appreciation, fixing things, help, improvements, Knowing When to Move On, leaving, moving on, self-improvement, systems, walking away
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A Big City with a Small Town Feel
I’ve lived all my life in Jacksonville, Florida. As I’ve explored different sections of the city and gone to more events, I’ve realized some interesting things about it. For starters, Jacksonville is the biggest city by area in the contiguous … Continue reading
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Tagged A Big City with a Small Town Feel, big city, Florida, friends, Jacksonville, reunions, schoolmates, small town, teachers
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Don’t Take Anything Personally
The second agreement Don Miguel Ruiz covers in The Four Agreements is “Don’t Take Anything Personally”. Like the other agreements, this one is simple to explain, difficult to practice, and powerful in its effects. Ruiz says that whatever someone else … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, Don't Take Anything Personally, mindset, peace, personal freedom, The Four Agreements, thinking
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Nervous Habits and How to Deal with Them
How are you breathing right now? Are you taking short, shallow breaths or are you breathing more slowly and deeply? Do your shoulders feel relaxed or are they tensed and pulled up toward your ears? If you’re not using your … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breath, distress, habits, nervous habits, Nervous Habits and How to Deal with Them, Presence, relaxation, stress, stretching, tension
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How I Handle Criticism
Unless you live alone and never interact with anyone else, you’re going to face criticism at some point in your life. Sometimes it’ll be intended to help and other times it’ll be intended to hurt. In either case, it’s important … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged criticism, Don't Take Anything Personally, How I Handle Criticism, Life Hacks, Presence, relax
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Review of How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
Some of you may remember my review of How to Win Friends and Influence People. If so, then this review will feel like a walk down memory lane. That book is very similar to How to Have Confidence and Power … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Les Giblin, persuasion, Review of How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People, Robert Cialdini
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Changing Times
Routines are comfortable. They are familiar, predictable, reassuring, and they allow you to act automatically and with little thought. The more you can act on habit, the more energy, both physical and mental, you can reserve for other tasks. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged change, Changing Times, comfort, communication, discovery, exploration, familiarity, habits, routines, travel
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