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  • The Subtle Jump

    I had a good realization about jumping last night. I was musing about whether I needed to be perfect before I jumped. I was thinking I'd need to be perfectly free of fear and have 100% confidence befo...

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  • My greatest fear is writing. I've lots of little fears and apprehensions, too, but that's the biggest. Is it writing? Not precisely. I'm obviously writing right now and have been writing lots, especia...

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  • Vaping

    My last cigarette was Friday night. And I had only one Friday. So only one cigarette since I bought the vaporizer thingy, Thursday around seven p.m. Totally smoke free for 38 hours. Only one cigarette...

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  • Why do writers write?

    It begins as a curiosity. An interest. We write a little, and find we enjoy it. In time, we share what we’ve written with others. We find we enjoy that, too, especially when those with whom we share s...

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  • Servant Leadership

    Servant leadership is choosing to value others’ dreams, fulfillment, and opinions as highly as our own. It is the consistent recognition and elevation of the truth that there is value and greatness in...

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  • D.U.M.B. Goal Setting

    I put little stock in the ideals of S.M.A.R.T. goal setting. I love goals, and set and achieve them all the time. But Specific:, perhaps, but not so specific that it doesn’t leave room for flexibility...

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  • The Ideal Me

    Am I overly obsessed with the ideal of becoming the ideal me?
    Who is he, really?
    He’s me, set free. He’s me, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He is constantly changing, slowly, deliberately, incremen...

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  • I looked at the videos and early reviews and predictions for the new Apple Watch. Why is not an iWatch? I suppose they are going for a bit more class. This is a real watch, they likely said in their b...

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  • Three-year-old Wisdom

    If I want it, I will have it.
    If I don't see it, it isn't there.
    I know what love is when I feel it.
    I like to be happy.
    I like people who like when I am happy.
    Life is fun.
    Chocolate is good.

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  • Unfinished Works

    I’m hesitant to start writing. Part of the hesitation is procedural. I don’t want to junk up my iCloud with a bunch of unfinished novels. On the other hand though, I don’t want to start a novel here, ...

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