What is more likely to solve your problem or provide a deeper understanding of your emotions: allowing an emotion to consume you or being curious about it? Say a coworker does something that annoys me. I tend to think about how annoyed I am. How annoying they are. And staying within the feeling of...
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Things don’t always go to plan. And it’s frustrating. Especially when the plan has worked before. It feels like a setback. And it’s easy to be consumed by anger or annoyance. But, that’s life. Better to accept what’s happening in the moment then cause yourself more grief by stubbornly refusing to let go....
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I am so like my mom in so many ways. One of which is trying to do it all. My mom worked a full time job, did the grocery shopping, cooked all the food (and many many more house and family related things) and still managed to draw and play the drums and garden...
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I watched two documentaries about rock climbing this weekend: The Dawn Wall and Free Solo. Both were compelling and for completely different reasons. Each will have you shaking your head in awe at what humans can achieve. And how different our dreams are from each other. There are so many ways to push our...
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“Blank” is the hardest job I’ve ever had. “Blank” is the hardest choice I’ve ever had. “Blank” is the hardest gift I’ve ever had. One word can change how we think about the big things in our life. How are you talking to yourself about what matters the most?...
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Tonight I set a timer for ten minutes and shut my eyes to dream. What I went through for those ten minutes was pretty miraculous and I’ll describe it for you. At first I fidgeted quite a bit. Itched my nose. Licked my lips. Scratched itches. I had a lot of itches. Then I...
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When you cut yourself first you’ve got to stop the bleeding. Then assess how bad it is. Then decide if it needs a bandaid or stitches. Then allow it to heal. Sometimes ointment helps. Sometimes ice. Or pain medication. As the cut heals the edges start to get crusty. Sometimes there’s dark blood visible....
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My mom passed away from lung cancer in December of 2013. It was devastating to watch her suffer and then die. To lose my best friend. And it feels as fresh today as it did six years ago. I know that I will never get over it. And that’s ok. But I do want...
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Are you setting yourself up to feel joy and excitement? Or are you setting yourself up to be angry, frustrated, and disappointed? Why is it so hard for some people (ok all of us) to just enjoy the things we do (rowing, writing, cooking, painting, whatever)? Why do we have to put so much...
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