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Daydreamin’ My Life Away

Daydreamin’ My Life Away

While other kids grew up playing sports, music, singing, acting in plays, I chose to grow up daydreaming.   Now just to be clear, nobody ever said I couldn’t do any of these typical childhood activities.   Nobody, that is, except for...
My Perfection Spin Class

My Perfection Spin Class

When I was in fourth, or maybe fifth, grade, my parents got an exercise bike.  This was around the time I vowed to dedicate my young existence to the pursuit of perfectionism.  I figured perfection was the ultimate life hack.  I figured if I could make myself perfect,...
How Much i$ Enough?

How Much i$ Enough?

Suppose you’re contacted by an estate attorney with word that a distant relative has died and left you 18 million dollars in his will.  Never mind the fact you hardly knew your Mom’s second cousin other than by name.  The attorney tells you that in the end,...
In 2024, Vote Kindness.

In 2024, Vote Kindness.

Or vote that that’s an extremely cheesy thing to think, not to mention write, in an election year that’s already starting to boil over with intensity. AND it’s ONLY May.  Have you noticed that election years are starting to feel about as enjoyable as going to the...
What Would You Say?

What Would You Say?

An opportunity lands in your lap to speak to a room full of millionaires who are amazingly successful. Would you struggle to figure out what you’d have to say to them? I get nervous just thinking about speaking to a group like this.   Instead of focusing on...
“Behind the Fence” Work

“Behind the Fence” Work

For what seemed like ages, I frequently passed a fenced off construction site on the edge of town.  A banner affixed to the fence forecasted a future clinic being open for business at some unspecified point in the future.  Even though there was some evidence...
Set New Records This Year

Set New Records This Year

For years, I’ve known that Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile and that, after this historic accomplishment, other runners soon broke his record in large part because Roger proved it was possible.  What an incredible story right?  I love this...
Making Peace with Hope

Making Peace with Hope

Ironically this holiday season, I’ve been thinking a bit about a time in my life when I lost all sense of celebration.  In seventh grade, I attempted to take my own life.   My hard times had begun some years earlier, during the summer following fifth...
Feel Good Love Poem

Feel Good Love Poem

You are not here to languishin the desert of self-centeredness. You are here to be an oasis.  It. Is. Not. Self. Centered. To focus your energy on living the highest quality life possible. Your joyful presence is powerful. You will learnmore about beingkind, grateful,...
But, It’s Such a Good Rationalization

But, It’s Such a Good Rationalization

I stumbled upon something I wrote to myself more than a year ago.  It’s about a difficult situation I was dealing with back then that I have zero recollection of now:   Ok Jason, computer concerns.  Before we go into the magically intoxicating...