It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. —Dale Carnegie If only I had that thing… If only I could be more like…
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Let Go of Your Ego
Read moreWhen ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful. Do you know the difference between your true self and your ego? Many people don’t. In fact, they don’t even realize that there is a difference between the two. Most people identify themselves…
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Waiting for a Sign
Read moreI’ve been cleaning out my Google Docs today and I stumbled across a little note that I wrote to myself. I thought you might get something from it, too. Intentions. Saturday, July 31st, 2010: To gain clarity through peace of mind and heart. To quiet…
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There will be hard days.
Read moreA Little Note to My Friends Who Need It, There might will be hard days in your life. And hard weeks. And hard months. And hard years. Hard times will rise up from the depths and try hard to drag you back down there with…
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If you cannot put your heart into it, take yourself out of it.
Read moreEinstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. I agree. Fact: Most people are insane. The cure for this insanity is awareness. (In fact, awareness is the cure for most things.) There is…
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“Seniors spar after roadside spat” (A Lesson in Kindness)
Read moreMy religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. —Dalai Lama On July 14th I had a doctor’s appointment. On my way home from that appointment, my sister called me. I was driving and let it go to voicemail. A few minutes later I pulled…
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Make work fun.
Read moreI hate chores. I love to have fun. (Shocking, I know!) 😉 I always thought that chores and fun were on completely separate paths and never the two shall meet. But then… I decided to get creative. I listen to Johnny Cash while cleaning my…
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ROLL THE DICE | Charles Bukowski
Read moreRoll the Dice by Charles Bukowski if you’re going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don’t even start. if you’re going to try, go all the way. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind. go all the way. it…
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Soft. Slow. Surrender.
Read moreSlowness remembers and hurry forgets; softness remembers and hardness forgets; surrender remembers and fear forgets. —Mark Nepa Slow. Sadness, anxiety, anger (and all unhappy emotions) thrive on speed. When my mind is racing, I am unhappy. When I am hurrying to an appointment, I am…