“A goal not written down is a wish.” I have no idea who first said this phrase, but I like it! And, to me, dreams are pretty much the same thing as wishes. If not exactly the same thing, they are at least on the same side of the same
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Better Than The Alternative
For some reason, this is a common sentiment among those I interact with at my gym. Very few people are overly-excited about working out and exercising. I mean, it’s hard work! It’s difficult, painful and time-consuming. Half the time, you don’t feel much like doing any of it. Then there’s
Continue readingWhen Letting Go Is Vital
Letting go is never easy; except for those rare times when it is. We all have those moments in life when we know moving on is the best thing for us and we have no problem making that decision and following through. But what about all of the other times
Continue readingChristmas: It Really Is What You Make It
Let’s face it, Christmas changes for all of us through the years. It would actually be sort of absurd for us to think that it could always stay the same, but I’ve been guilty of exactly that. Now, we could view these changes as either a good thing or bad
Continue readingHow To Be the Very Best Version of You
(Several of the concepts referred to in this blog entry are derived from lectures and interviews of Jordan B. Peterson, Ph.d) Do all you can to rule yourself. It is said that it is more difficult to rule yourself than it is to rule a city. There are dreadfully horrible
Continue readingThe Distraction Trap
Distractions come in all forms. Seems in today’s day and age, there are more distractions available to us than ever before throughout history. With technology ever-expanding there always seems to be something close at hand that can be used as a “quick fix” to take care of our need to
Continue readingMo’ Money, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money!
(The U.S. Dollar and Its Dirty Little Secrets) Economics is one of those subjects that has always seemed overly complicated to me and I never understood why until I became interested in learning more about our domestic currency, the U.S. Dollar. It appears our monetary (banking) system was designed to
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This is a follow-up to my previous post, The Past Doesn’t Exist. In that post, we talked about how constantly ruminating about negative past events can be a source of anxiety and depression and how it can serve as a hindrance to us living the life we truly desire, when
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When I first heard this idea that the past doesn’t exist, I thought it was ridiculous. But as I thought a bit more about it, it started making a lot more sense. Think about it, time is linear. The only thing(s) we actually experience is what takes place in the
Continue readingA Chink in the Knife
After the passing of my father a few years ago, my brother and I inherited numerous boxes of his stuff. It’s amazing what all one person can accumulate during their time on this earth; and our father had actually downsized about 10 years prior to his passing. We initially sifted
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