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Day 135: High-flying Student Redeemed

Posted on December 16, 2018

A little while ago, I wrote tearfully (or near to it) about the stresses that were coming up in a college class I have been taking. Now, this was certainly true: it…

Day 132: Acceptance and Perfect Imperfection

Posted on December 13, 2018

Try as we might, life is just imperfect.  In other words, though we may have the best of intentions, the best of plans, and though we may be the best of people,…

Day 131: Dare to Be Yourself

Posted on December 12, 2018

Hello.  So tonight I am going to open up to more “insight.” I have called this “My Higher Self,” and maybe that’s what it is.  Or maybe it’s the natural result of…

Day 128: Are you present?

Posted on December 9, 2018

As I wrote a little while ago, my wife and I are reading through “The Power of Now.”    I think my wife would agree that Now is the perfect time to be…

Day 126: Down with The Mental Torture Chamber!

Posted on December 7, 2018

A few months ago, I wrote about “braving the mind field,” basically how hard my mind can be on me, especially when things in life don’t go as planned or as my…

Day 125: Making Friends with Change?

Posted on December 6, 2018

Okay so here I am at Day 125, and I made the mistake to… er… I mean I made the conscious choice to update my WordPress.  🙁   All of a sudden I…

Day 122: My Non-Business Business Plan

Posted on December 3, 2018

As the end of 2018 draws near, I have been reflecting, as I am wont to do, on the year that has passed, and my personal progress in it.  In years past,…

Day 119: What I Am Learning These Days

Posted on November 30, 2018

Recently I have been doing a lot of self reflection (what else is new?), and I am learning a lot from it.  Here are some of the lessons I am getting: It’s…

Day 115: End the Delusion of Time

Posted on November 26, 2018

My wife and I are currently reading “The Power of Now,” by Eckhart Tolle.  My wife had read it, but I never had, although being a longtime New Age self-help book junky,…

Day 112: It’s All About Attitude (Part 2)

Posted on November 23, 2018

So I just took a drive over the neighborhood grocery store to get a few items.  As I was parking, some guy with a bicycle next to a car on the other…

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