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Category Archives: Personal Freedom
Reflections: My Favorite Things from 2018
It’s safe to say that 2018 was the best year of my life. So many amazing and wonderful things happened from beginning to end. Like every year, there were also challenges, but I was able to handle them much better … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Great Movies, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
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Zoom Out
Sometimes my thoughts are overwhelming, especially when they’re negative. The unceasing torrent of thought can surround me and make me feel like I’m drowning. This doesn’t happen all the time or even as much as it used to, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breathe, distance, loving-kindness, negative thinking, perspective, relax, thoughts, Zoom Out
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My Nighttime Routine
Something I’ve done this year that I think has made a big positive difference for me is develop a good nighttime routine. Like a lot of other things I’ve done, I’ve assembled this routine gradually and without much initial conscious … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom
Tagged bedtime, breathe, dreams, My Nighttime Routine, negative energy, night, relax, sleep
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A Wonderful Christmas
Another Christmas has come and gone. Like most others, I greatly enjoyed this one and did a lot of things that I do every year. I also did some new, special things, which is what I think will make this … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Christmas Story, A Wonderful Christmas, Christmas, family, gifts, hammock, headphones, little moments, peace, presents, relaxation, rest, small moments, unicycle
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Distractions and Working Through Feelings
Have you ever had a negative experience during the day and mostly pushed it to the side but then couldn’t stop thinking about it while you tried to fall asleep that night? I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breathing, Charisma on Command, Charlie, cold showers, distractions, Distractions and Working Through Feelings, healing, mental toughness, pain, Presence, reframing, serendipity, solitude, state break, transmutation, working through emotions
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And Action!
I’ve had a lot of personal growth this year, probably more than any other year of my life. This isn’t the first year that I wanted to make progress or tried to do it, but it has been by far … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged action, And Action!, Bible, Book of James, How to Win Friends and Influence People, knowledge, progress, self-improvement, work in progress
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A Nice Christmas Visit
Yesterday, I went to a visit with some family members for our annual Christmas gathering. Because several of us live fairly far apart, this provides us with one of only a handful of opportunities during the year to all visit … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Nice Christmas Visit, Christmas, deep breathing, family, gathering, meeting, relaxation, self-improvement, visit
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Becoming Free, One Book at a Time
I’ve read a lot this year. As I write this, I’ve read twenty six books (twenty seven if you count my annual reread of How to Win Friends and Influence People) and, by the time the year ends, I’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged authors, Becoming Free One Book at a Time, books, How to Win Friends and Influence People, ideas, information, knowledge, learning, reading, self-improvement work
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Things That Help Me Relax
There are a lot of life hacks I use to relax and manage stress. I’ve written about some of them before, but those posts have mainly focused on dealing with negative emotions. While these things work great for that purpose, … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged "Coast of Carolina", "Don't Worry Be Happy", "For the Longest Time", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Margaritaville", "Rainbow Connection", "Weightless", Billy Joel, Bobby McFerrin, breathe, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kermit the Frog, lie down, loosen up, Marconi Union, meditate, Mister Rogers, Muppets, My Morning Routine, recite one of Mister Rogers' songs, relax, relaxation, songs music, take it easy, Things That Help Me Relax, yield to the chair
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Mental Toughness
I’ve always been interested in people who choose to do things in a more difficult, uncomfortable, or even painful way. The people who work all day in blazing heat or freezing cold, push through immense pain to get where they … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged cold exposure training, David Goggins, Joe Rogan, mental toughness, Wim Hof
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