Category: Reflection
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I didn’t want to write this post
I have been avoiding writing this post. I don’t have a good reason for it, beyond the call of the scroll. I just would rather watch videos and learn from someone else instead of having to put in the effort to draft something new. I would rather watch someone else pursue goals instead of risk…
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The walkout
Getting back into my fitness routine, I decided to register for a 7 AM boxing class. It’s an exercise I enjoy enough to make the effort to get up that early. I rushed in just in time, only to see a nearly empty room and no instructor. At 7:05, the instructor came dancing in. “We’ll…
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Pretty things
I decided to treat myself this year to a luxe advent calendar. I hoisted the box up and set the calendar out. Then, I took a step back. “It’s beautiful.” And then I looked around to the space, with all the projects strewn about, the unpacking still undone. “I have got to clean this up.”…
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To photograph the sunrise
I woke up one morning in Chicago, seeing the sunrise peek between buildings. It was gorgeous. “I’ve got to take a photo of this.” I jumped out of bed and went to work trying to capture the essence of what I was seeing. The low light and my lack photography skills made it a difficult…
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Dreaming bigger
There is this nagging sense thing on my mind. It’s a wish or prayer or demand that I should make. I can’t quite make out where it came from, but it’s unshakeable. I should ask for something big. I should think that maybe the impossible is possible. Maybe I will just be disappointed in the…
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This is nice
I looked up from my computer mid-work session. Distraction comes in the form of the random stacks of papers that I will definitely need. The piles of laundry waiting patiently for their turn in the washer. The trash that needs to be taken out. And of course, the non-existent to-do list because I never found…
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Unnecessary superpowers
There is a scene in the Bourne Identity where Jason Bourne points out all of the different elements he notices in the diner, including the location of all exits and the possible threats. I have a similar ability. I notice and anticipate others’ needs. Walking in to a coffee shop, I can point out all…
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It’s possible
Yesterday, I sat there on the phone, longing for a far off and nonexistent future. “I wish there were a way that I could afford to go on trips and travel like I want to and do my reviews, and buy the skincare and fragrances I want to write about, and still have money left…
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What I was missing all along
I started typing this post with a cookie in one hand and all the word generation responsibility in the other. I am allowing myself the sweet treat, because, of course, I can always start eating more healthfully tomorrow. Except this time I really mean it. I really mean that tomorrow is that day that I…
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Lazy days
Today’s to-do list was crushed, or rather crumpled because I got to none of the items. I just couldn’t get my brain going. The only thing I could seem to muster was watching one video and then another. I kept time thinking about what I should be doing, what others were doing. I should be…
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