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Month: December 2020

2020 Investing Wrap Up!

Posted on December 31, 2020

For my final blog post of 2020, and as a sort of investing wrap up for this incredible year, I wanted to follow up on two investing-related posts from last year, namely:…

I Decided to Be Happy

Posted on December 30, 2020

As I sit at my computer table/breakfast table/teaching station, it is almost 9pm on December 30th, 2020. There are barely 27 hours left in the year, and 2020 will be a memory….

Practicing Ease and Effortlessness

Posted on December 29, 2020

These days, I’m starting to look for ways to work easy, to let things happen effortlessly, to leverage the wonderful ways that things can get accomplished as if by magic, without stress…

Not Nice Chris Comes Out to Play

Posted on December 28, 2020

I’m reading a book about overcoming “being nice,” and it’s challenging me to re-think some of my own behaviors. So I decided to create a little list of some things I think….

The Power of Intention: Arnold Forges His Destiny

Posted on December 27, 2020

I recently finished reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.” There were many things I enjoyed about this book. For one thing, Arnold is an excellent writer (especially…

“Day Dreaming” (rhyme)

Posted on December 26, 2020

I love daydreaming. It’s so fun. There are lots of things I have day-dreamed about, and many of them have come true. They continue to come true. I continue to day-dream and…

Slow and Steady to My First Marathon

Posted on December 25, 2020

My Christmas Day unfolded as follows: I ran 10 miles this morning, came home and after a nice breakfast enjoyed gift-giving with my wife. We then visited with family on Zoom, after…

Christmas Eve Appreciation List

Posted on December 24, 2020

I like to write things I appreciate :). I did it on this blog at least here and here. And so I shall do it again right now! Here is my list…

“the Inner Loon” (poem)

Posted on December 23, 2020

It acts like it’s on my side Yet it judges me that I’m less It’s focused on fear and lack It must want me out of whack It has trained me well…

Top 10 Personal Accomplishments of 2020

Posted on December 22, 2020

I believe in making lists of things I’m proud of, things I’m enjoying, things I appreciate. So here goes a list of ten personal accomplishments from 2020 (in no particular order): Sometime…

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