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Category Archives: Swing Dancing
The Value of Variety
It’s always fascinating to watch someone who has dedicated a lifetime to one major pursuit. I’ve seen some incredible things from those who’ve given juggling, strength sports, magic, or any other activity the lion’s share of their effort. However, as … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged abilities, balance, card tricks, dog, guilt, hobbies, juggling, regret, Sawyer, skills, swing dancing, talents, The Value of Variety, unicycling, variety
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The Joy of Sharing
Ashrita Furman has spent much of his life breaking world records. He’s done this so much that he holds the world record for holding the most world records: over 600 across his life and 530 simultaneously at the time of … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged Ashrita Furman, card tricks, dog, fun, joy, juggling, learning, rola bola, Rubik's Cube, Sawyer, sharing, skills, swing dancing, teaching, The Joy of Sharing
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Recent Relief
Earlier this month, I realized that I’ve been feeling better lately than I have for most of this year. This realization occurred after I had gotten more sleep from going to bed much earlier than usual several days in a … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged "For the Longest Time", animals, dog, emotions, friends, healing, juggling, love, peace, Recent Relief, relief, Sawyer, stress, Volstead
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2018: My Favorite Year
Of all the years I’ve lived, 2018 was by far my favorite year and the best year of my life. I’ve thought this for many years now, including during 2018 itself. Although it contained some troubles, 2018 was mostly a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 2018, 2018: My Favorite Year, comfort, dog, easiness, friends, fun, happiness, joy, juggling, leisure, love, peace, personal growth, rest, Sawyer, self-improvement, swing dancing, time
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Letting Moments Breathe
It’s so important to give space for moments to breathe, whether those moments are serious or lighthearted. So many people will watch a video or a listen to a song and talk through the whole thing instead of paying attention … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged breath, breathe, Letting Moments Breathe, pause, peace, Presence, silence, space, stillness
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Removing the Negative
Although I don’t follow philosophical pessimism, I do think it has some good points. The one that stands out the most to me has to do with removing the negative. Looking back over my life, I realized that I’ve gotten … Continue reading
What My Hobbies Have Taught Me
I’ve learned a lot from my various hobbies. Until recently, though, I didn’t realize exactly how much I’ve gotten out of them. Here are some of the lessons my hobbies have taught me. Juggling has shown me a better way … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged hobbies, juggling, learning, lessons, life lessons, rola bola, Rubik's Cube, swing dancing, teaching, unicycling, What My Hobbies Have Taught Me
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Oh, That Explains It
I had a recent realization about positive and negative emotions. Long before I started doing any real emotional work, I could still feel happiness, excitement, joy, and peace. I often felt all of those emotions when I went out swing … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged Brad Blanton, emotions, inner work, negativity, Oh That Explains It, positivity, Radical Honesty, resistance
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My Reflections on 2020
Where do I even begin? I didn’t see any of this coming at the start of 2020. This year started off normally for me, right down to attending Lollies and Lemonade in late January exactly as I had done in … Continue reading
My 2020 Gratitude List
For many months, I considered 2020 to be the worst year of my life. So much that I had found, developed, and come to love was taken away from me extremely quickly and with little to no time for me … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 2020, communication, emotional healing, friends, friendship, gratitude, healing, inner work, Letting Go, My 2020 Gratitude List, perspective
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