Tag: Change
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Standing on Your Rooted Foundation
Watching an episode of Long Lost Family, I heard Scottish footballer Dominic Mateo comment upon having brain cancer. He said, “I’ve been given another chance. That’s how I see it in life. You know, I really do.” What would it take for you to adopt this attitude? Taking the reins on life and going for…
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Inspiration’s Action
Is it enough to find inspiration? If you are one of those who think you could not like a dubbed movie, think again. The 2024 movie, “What We Wanted to Be” (“Lo que quisimos ser) starring Eleanora Wexler, Luis Pubio and Antonio Agresti, directed by Alejandro Agresti, will make you think again. And it is…
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Are you ready?
Decades ago, I watched someone who I was very close to, figuratively speaking, waterskiing on a lake in Massachusetts. It wasn’t something this person had done recently, so I was really impressed that this person was not only able to ski quite well, but to slalom, as well. As I watched the ski boat come…
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A Time to Realign
In a Boy Scout life guard course I took two and a half decades ago, I learned that when saving someone who is drowning, one needs to do the opposite of what seems natural. You see, when someone is drowning, they have the potential to hold on and drag the lifeguard under in an attempt…
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Jump into life!
I emailed and texted two people today who are having a particularly hard time with life. (I’ll add commentary afterwords that describes some of the content of the following email I sent.) Here is some of what I wrote to one person: “My recommendation is to do the Chill Drills routinely… to think of them…
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The Bed Worth the Making
Taking to the trails, wandering up the blazes, watching footsteps diligently, and every now and then… asking: What am I missing? Look up? Look around? Where does your happiness abound? Is it in your cell? Is it in your self? Your pursuit for more money? Is it in your family? Is it in your home?…
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Welcome to the 21st Century
D.C. street artist, Mark Jenkins, stated, “Adventure is a path. Real adventure—self determined, self-motivated, often risky—forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled…
Mind Set Go 