Tag: dailyprompt
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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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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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Learning to multiply
I’ve made a list. When I come into wealth, I’m going to finally go on that vacation, I’ll buy that bag, I will do that thing. And then, I started thinking about the work that money could do for the world. After I take care of myself, how can I take care of someone else?…
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Stage presence
I am so comfortable as a stage hand, putting together details backstage to make a show run smoothly. But to be the show? That’s not me. I don’t know how this came to be, but I have to get on stage and be the one that everyone’s looking at. It’s not the public speaking, it’s…
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Breathe.
It is a moment of rest, so needed after an unusual amount of work this week. I had to keep going and going without breaks to get it all done. The pressure and anxiety were high. I had to give so much to the projects and to others, that I forgot to give to myself.…
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Oh, to do this more
If you poke around, you’ll notice that across this site, I do a lot of reviews. There’s fragrance, skincare, and travel (plus more). And if I had it my way, there would be much more of that. I would spend my days experiencing more fragrance, working with brands to learn more about the notes, the…
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The journey, they say
I spent today, waking up early to get an answer sent to a colleague, bouncing around between meetings, into a packed evening. With barely a procrastinating YouTube video watched, I was busy all day. But even as focused as I remained all day, I couldn’t help to think that I was still too far from…
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A little change in perspective
At the meeting, there was a woman speaking to a group of other attendees, making easy eye contact with them. I get it that’s not special at all. What’s special is that she was in a wheelchair. As she spoke to the group, she lifted her seat to be at eye level with them. Getting…
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Day 1, again
There are far too many pages in my journals that start with “Day 1.” You’ll see it there on the first page, then in five more pages it will come around again. And then twenty pages in, when I’m sure I really will keep going, it’s there yet again. It’s like I keep pressing the…
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The wrong pursuit
“I wonder how tall she is.” I proceeded to go down a long journey to figure out the YouTuber’s height. Investigating link after link, I had to stop myself. “What are you doing? And why?” What difference would learning that piece of information make in my life? Learning is of course a good thing. However,…
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