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Category Archives: BEING YOUR BEST SELF
Giving Yourself Props For What You’ve Done
“aint nobody dope as me, Im dressed so fresh so clean” -Outkast My dad always told me that after I shovelled the driveway I should look back at what I’ve done. Always appreciate the honest work. I think that one single lesson has stayed with me my entire life because after I get finished with [...]
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FR: HBReindeerGirl Vs. HBCuteEnergeticRedhead
Not too much to report from this one, dear homies. Lake Effect and I were upstairs at BarleyCorn WrigleyVille, chilling and dancing. HBCuteEnergeticRedhead starts dancing with me for a little bit and says she’ll be back cause she’s going to the bathroom. I say “ok” and smile. I think nothing of it really. Lake Effect [...]
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The Sacred Art Of Tonglen
Being human, it is in our nature to resist what makes us feel bad and go after what makes us feel good. But sometimes, It is easy to think that the world is full of suffering. Everywhere we look we can see a reason to not be content. Yet there is a way to turn [...]
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HOW SUSAN JEFFERS Ph.D. TAUGHT ME TO FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY
I remember one Thursday morning before band practice feeling an intense need to go to the library and borrow this book. I didn’t understand then, but I do now. After I was done reading, Susan Jeffers helped me realize a simple idea. WHATEVER HAPPENS TO ME, GIVEN ANY SITUATION, I CAN HANDLE IT
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One Thing At A Time
Hey man, slow down -The Tourist (Radiohead) One of my biggest goals for the next year is to stop multitasking, and start unitasking. My entire life, I’ve always believed that doing many tasks at once actually leads to getting a lot more things done. The problem is, they are not necessarily getting done well. And [...]
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The Greatest Tool We Possess
One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. -Proverb The ability to change the way we think and feel is one of the greatest human assets that we possess. In fact, our mental state truly is the number one thing that we have control over. People achieve this change through numerous ways. Most [...]
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How To Use Your Words To Change Your World
The words we attach to our experience become our experience -Anthony Robbins So I was thinking the other day why I am naturally just more optimistic than most people. I don’t drink or do drugs so it isn’t outside substances. My normal everyday experience isn’t different than most peoples. I have everyday errands and responsibilities [...]
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What A Mortal Enemy Has Taught Me About Right Understanding