Category: Reflection
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Discipline as an act of self-love
In the hopes of getting a head start on the rest of the world who will wait until January, I decided I would start working on my health and fitness goals now. Except I don’t really feel like it. All I really want to do is lie about eating cookies, watching YouTube videos I won’t…
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So, you’re a disappointment
Something has happened which has made you utter to yourself, “Why am I such a disappointment?” Or perhaps, someone has give you that label, a disappointment. If you clicked on this article, I am here to give you some perspective. Maybe you are in fact a disappointment, as according to Merriam Webster, “one who disappoints.”…
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Unless you’re a martial artist…
Unless you’re a martial artist: Stop making your next move dependent on what everyone else is doing. Think to yourself, does it really matter that x is doing y? (Or bluntly, what your ex happens to be doing, for those who need to hear it.) For instance, say all of your friends are already married…
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Estee Lauder bought Tom Ford- I’m thinking that one through
This will be a bit of a ramble, but I am trying to sort through my thoughts on Estee Lauder’s acquisition of Tom Ford. Without a doubt, a fantastic move for the man himself. Tom Ford is now a billionaire, perhaps the most suave one to date. But as a consumer, I wonder what this…
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A few rules for shopping: Overcoming impulse buys
There was a day where my morning was especially rough. I then went on to decide that I needed to treat myself well to remind myself of my value. You know what helps with that? Skincare. “Ooh great! Both Saks and Neiman Marcus are having a sale!” I proceeded to fill my online shopping cart…
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It’s Cyber Monday. Keep calm and save your money
As much as I enjoy shopping, I am going to give you the advice that I need myself. Be mindful of what appears to be a deal. Right now, and in the week prior, many retailers are running promos. You likely have seen sitewide discounts, gift card events, gifts with purchase abound. Do yourself and…
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Just say no was good advice. Let’s bring that back
I am constantly guilty of this: I don’t tell people, “No,” nearly as often as I should. I don’t say what I really want to for fear of what someone else will think. I don’t tell them what I actually want or feel. I agree to do things I don’t really want to do, because…
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The color of your thoughts
The above quote from Marcus Aurelius is something that I came across and saved years ago, and then I never interacted with it again. Coming across it again now, I have to consider what are my thoughts doing to my soul. How does the way that I think and view the world influence how I…
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Reaching a turning point in these reflections
With the string of reflections I’ve posted and those that are still unpublished, I have noticed a trend: Boy, do I need work on self-confidence. If I were to take these writings to a caricature artist, they’d probably sketch out someone who is hunched over with a rain cloud overhead. That is not how I…
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