Tag: just try
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You still lost
If I were to think about my current life approach as an athlete, taking on that that metaphor for my life, I would say that I lost the race. It wouldn’t be because I was ill prepared for lack of training. Nor would it be because I was bested by my fellow athletes. Not even…
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Falling out of love with skincare?
This feels a bit extreme, but I think I am falling out love with skincare. Or well, we are at least on strained terms. Right now, the current slate of products I have been trying have underwhelmed me. As we get deeper and deeper into winter, I haven’t felt anything but dry skin on my…
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Challenge accepted
Last year, solidcore, a pilates inspired group class fitness studio, posted their solidays challenge. Complete 10 classes in 15 days to receive a free sweatshirt. At the time I saw the challenge, I did the calculation of what I was capable of and then started to draft an email to the company. I wrote that…
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Lesson learned trapped in a parking lot
In order to avoid getting stuck in rush hour traffic, I left hours ahead of when I needed to be at work. I set up with my laptop inside a Starbucks just minutes away. Thirty minutes before I needed to arrive, I packed up my things to head to my car, only to discover it…
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The one thing to learn from Jake Paul
Confession, I spent quite a bit of time sucked into a YouTube time suck watching and analyzing Jake Paul’s entry into boxing. There were the prefight weigh-ins, the trash talk sessions, and of course the fights and commentary. And now that he is (probably still) set to fight Mike Tyson, I gotta say I look…
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Becoming a taker
I am working on being a taker. I give way too much. I give up. I give away my power. And I give way too many cares. Instead, I want to start taking. I want to take my time instead of rushing through life. I want to take ownership of my own happiness. I want…
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I blame the human genome project
A funny thing happened after the sequencing of the human genome. The science became mainstream and taught it schools everywhere. It advanced the way we understood biology. And that led us to the phrase, “I just don’t have the genetics for that,” and all its variations. With the expansion of human knowledge came with the…
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This is the best I’ve got for today
I am struggling to come up with an idea of what to write about today. All of my ideas seem to be taking a lovely vacation. They didn’t put in any notice. I am left here to just wing it, I guess. I wish creativity were something I could keep in a box. I wish…
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Worth doing badly
… if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. GK Chesterton There are a lot of things I would like to be able to accomplish, yet I stop myself from moving in those directions because I am not yet skilled in those areas. Why would I try speaking Spanish if I am…
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