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Oct 3, 2011, 12:05 am
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
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Sep 26, 2011, 10:41 pm
“We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell
Plans: what funny things they are. As soon as you make them, they change. If you do happen to get perfect execution, you’re often left wondering “Is this really what I set out to do/achieve... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 10:38 pm
Beautiful Zipper Pond in Taiwan from Toxel.com
My cousin and aunt were unexpectedly in town on Friday. We’re not close to our extended family, so it’s normally a surprise when we see them. My cousin (who’s nearing 50 by my estimate), said something that really stuck with me.
“When I was yo... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 11:26 pm
If you’re like most, you’ve heard the old adage “You get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.” It’s something I strive to take to heart in my daily interactions: choosing the high road, asking nicely for what I want rather than demanding, and turning the other cheek.
When my ... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2011, 11:06 pm
Messes don’t just happen in the kitchen. They can happen in the garage, in the living room, in your heart, and in your mind.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the last few weeks cleaning up messes that others have left behind (mostly of the physical kind), but it’s given me a lot of opportu... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2011, 11:38 pm
Like most Americans, I’ve got more to do (including the things I want to do) than I have energy to get done. So, when I saw the article “23 Get-You-Through-the-Day Energy-Boosters” from Oprah, I knew it was just right for me. Here are some of my favorite tips.
1. Make a list of everything you... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2011, 10:46 pm
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been… curious. Not just run of the mill ‘why is the sky blue?’ type of curious, but “Why is the sky blue? Does everybody know that? Who figured that out? Can I get a piece of paper that says that I know that?” I want a lifetime of education, and Iwant ... Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2011, 2:41 pm
This morning, I found “78 Ways to Cut Fat Calories from Your Diet” from Women’s Health. In keeping with yesterday’s post about 50 things you must stop doing today, here are my favorites:
Scramble together 4 egg whites instead of 2 whole eggs.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anythi... Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2011, 2:02 am
Like most web readers, I love lists. There’s a special soft spot in my heart for lists of things I should stop doing, instead of lists of things that I should start doing. That’s why I wanted to share the list “50 Things to You Need to Give Up Today” from Marc and Angel Hack Life. Here are m... Comment - Like
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Mar 20, 2011, 11:57 am
… and I don’t mean marriage. On this bright, sunny Sunday morning, I’m thinking about another big M.
Motivation.
I’m not sure quite why, but I had motivation this morning. When my 6.8 lb dog started jumping all over the bed, and trying to nudge my face off of my pillow, I actually got out ... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 12:37 am
If you’re like me, you can probably think of a dozen things that you’re terrified will happen to you. You’ll lose your job, your house, your loved ones. You’ll crash your car, you’ll get cancer.
I’m lucky, because none of those things have happened to me (at least not yet).
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Feb 21, 2011, 12:23 pm
I’ve got a few visions of how I’d like to be (and how I’d like to be seen). I’ve wanted to have a nice, thick, leather bound book that I carry with me – full of notes, post-its, and little mementos of ideas that I’ve collected. I want to use colored pens and have pretty handwriting. (I k... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2011, 11:06 pm
Ok, readers (or reader?)… I have a question for you. How did you decide what your calling or passion was? That thing that you eat, sleep, dream about? If you didn’t have to make a living, what would you do? (After you got tired of hanging out on the couch, watching TLC and vacationing around the... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2011, 10:21 pm
One of my words for 2011 was “calm.” I wanted to approach things in my life with a greater sense of peace, and reduce my frustration in unimportant daily matters. I certainly find plenty of times to practice calm, especially with the snow we’ve finally gotten. I watch as other drivers are impa... Comment - Like
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Nov 26, 2010, 6:19 pm
I finished reading The Happiness Project today. I won’t make the blanket statements that everyone should read it, or that it will change your life – all I can say is that I’m glad that I read it, and that I’m hoping to use it’s lessons to change my life. Unlike Eat Pray Love (which I also ... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2010, 12:41 pm
It’s been an odd, sad year. I’ve lost two friends from high school; one to cancer, the other to suicide. While I hadn’t seen either of them in several years, their loss still sticks with me each day.
Each of these dynamic, funny, smart, and talented young men have left behind families of thei... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2010, 9:20 pm
Instead of working this afternoon (which I should have done) , I spent a little quality time with the Inc 30-under30 article. At first, I felt disheartened. Afterall, I’m within 6 months of my 30th birthday, and many of these “kids” have already accomplished at 26 (or for some, at 18) goals th... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2010, 3:57 pm
Through the course of a Wordpress upgrade, I’m now missing my posts from 2008-2010. I haven’t decided yet if I want to try to recover them or not. In the interim, happy reading lots of old things. Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2010, 10:49 pm
Why in the world would someone post about their gastro-intestinal issues on Facebook? Particularly how they’re solving them (aka – exlax and juice). I understand that Facebook is all about sharing what’s going on with your life, and making connections. But do we really want to connect over poo... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2010, 12:22 am
Since last I updated, things have changed. Of course, we can all say that, since life changes minute to minute. I’ve overcome my little crisis through the power of self-delusion. We’ve all heard of it – “fake it ’till you make it.” Well, I faked it long enough to make it, and I feel like... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2009, 9:42 am
Found an interesting message board, tied to the authors of the original Quarterlife Crisis book:
http://www.quarterlifecrisis.com/forums/
Once I get my registration approved (hello, administrators!) I look forward to connecting with the other 20-somethings, and sharing what I have learned, and get... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2009, 9:38 am
I’ve been thinking a lot lately (as may be evidenced by my lack of writing) about who I wanted to be when I grew up. As a child, I told people I wanted to be a corporate lawyer, a writer, a librarian, and President of the US. As I got a little older, I still wanted to be a writer, and study litera... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2009, 11:04 am
Are you one of those people who doesn’t want to set an idea or project free in the world until it’s finished? And by finished, I mean polished and perfected to the point that if someone were to uncover a flaw, you would already have discovered it, analyzed it and be able to defend why the flaw e... Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2009, 11:06 pm
Oprah’s done a number of wonderful and fantastic things for women in America. I remember watching her show as a youngster, thinking “Wow, she’s going somewhere!” And now, she IS somewhere, as an icon in the media world. She brought book groups and reading back to the countryside, as well as ... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2009, 8:45 pm
I’ve noticed a trend recently – facebook pages for fans of both silly and hilarious stuff. Things like “not being eaten by a t-rex”, “I hate my Cell Phone” (and “I love my cell phone” and “I lost my cell phone”). While I absolutely love s... Comment - Like
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Jun 3, 2009, 11:42 pm
It looks like the last time I updated my blog was something about waiting for your life to begin. Well, I wish I could say that I haven’t updated in a while because I’ve been out living my life. The simpler truth is that I’ve not updated because I’ve been quite busy working. ... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2007, 10:45 am
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. ”
- Helen Keller (1880-1968) Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2007, 5:24 pm
My friend Heather posted this a while back on her MySpace blog, and when I re-read it today, it really resonated with me. And I wanted to save it in some small way, so I posted it here. (It has a lot of God references in it, and if you are a believer, or not, its still powerful.)
Let It Go
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Oct 30, 2007, 2:17 pm
Since I’ve had a cough for a couple of weeks, I decided to get some cough syrup a couple of days ago. I got some lovely stuff that was 2x the strength of most of the rest of the stuff. It did nothing for me except make me feel loopy. So last night my mom went to the store and came home with 3 ... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2007, 4:10 pm
I’ve started going back and listening to some music that I used to listen to back in late high school and early college – things that remind me of a different time in my life. Today it was Savage Garden. The song that stuck out is “I Don’t Know You Anymore” – keep... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2007, 1:23 pm
I’ve heard a fair number of guys lately say “I wish I could find a girl like you.” Well, newsflash guys… you found me. Here I am. Single. Available. Not Attached, as one of my t-shirts says.
I don’t really know what it is that makes me so appealing to these guys. I... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2007, 12:19 am
“ At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ”
- Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2007, 12:57 am
My uncle died last Wednesday. He was 80. I didn’t know until I read his obituary that his middle name was Dee. I do know that the last time I saw him he was in the hospital, and he hated the hospital food – so I went to the gift shop and bought him jelly beans.
None of the family called... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2007, 10:24 am
Is happiness really a destination? Or is it a journey? Either way, why is it something that so many seek and so few seem to find? Everyone seems to have these ideas of what will make them happy, but once they have it, it doesn’t seem like they really are.
I’m sure I’ll elaborate o... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2007, 10:09 am
“Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body – by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor.”
- Grantland Rice (1880 – 1954) Comment - Like
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