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Day 200: Description Post #2

Posted on February 19, 2019

I am leaning back against the chair as I stare at the screen, watching each word emerge as I type. There is a light humming sound from the center room of our…

Day 199: Accept No Substitutes!

Posted on February 18, 2019

For all the noise in this world about who people should be, what they should be doing, what they shouldn’t be doing, and for all the different voices aiming to influence, cajole,…

Day 198: Our Challenging, Incredible Minds

Posted on February 17, 2019

Our minds are awesome things that give us powers that are completely unknown to the other life forms on this planet. At the same time, our minds pose considerable challenges for us,…

Day 197: What if you could live guilt-free?

Posted on February 16, 2019

What if you could live guilt-free? How would you live if you could be free to be, have, and do what you want without making yourself wrong? For a few months now…

Day 196: The Journey to Happiness is Not a One-Time Event!

Posted on February 15, 2019

Sometimes the search for happiness can seem like a long journey, that “long and winding road” the Beatles sang about, a continual unfolding experience with a moving target for a destination. For…

Day 195: Musicals, Gigs, and the Joys of Learning New Music

Posted on February 14, 2019

I played piano for my first musical back in high school: “Pippen,” which I performed for my former grade school’s production (my brother played the lead part). By that point, I was…

Day 194: Is this thought satisfying?

Posted on February 13, 2019

You could say that the Universe responds to your vibrational offerings, to your point of attraction, to the thoughts you think, and to the way you feel. The Universe is not responding…

Day 193: Own your awesomeness!

Posted on February 12, 2019

Just this morning dropped off a big red bin full of old papers and notebooks for shredding. Some of these papers went back decades all the way to grade school. Some were…

Day 192: Set your own vibrational course!

Posted on February 11, 2019

Every single moment of every single day, while we are awake, we are thinking thoughts. Perhaps some of those thoughts are pleasant, while others perhaps are not. If my own mind is…

Day 191: Why Tolerate Negative Thoughts?

Posted on February 10, 2019

These days I am more automatically reaching for satisfaction. Each day, no matter what I’m doing, I am continually ask myself “Is this satisfying?” If the answer is “No,” then I immediately…

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