I learned recently that emotions are simply a fleeting cascade of chemical processes in the body that last for about a minute and a half. Ninety seconds to ripple ebb and flow through us. Yet, I can promise you that I seem to get stuck on a feeling quite often for what seems like an […]
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Blog, How Stuff Works, It will be okay, Tool Box
It seems humanity is moving monotonically towards red-flavored candy. I realize this is kind of an obtuse thing to say, but by this I mean it seems that we’re content just doing or experiencing the most obvious, bombastic, one-size-fits-all things. And yes, I realize that red is not actually a flavor but I bet you
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The perfect flower makes us pause. We stop and very possibly for the first time that day are present. We simultaneously want to share it with the world and keep it all to ourselves. Is it any less beautiful if it doesn’t smell sweet? Does it cease to be perfect if there are ants crawling
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Blog, Inspiring, Rainbows
Words are powerful. The human brain is powerful. Unconscious, semi-conscious, and conscious—all of these states house hidden omnipotence. We have learned that it is much more productive to phrase things in the affirmative rather than the negative, especially for self-work. It is better to strive to increase connection and calm than to try to minimize
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My blog posts often fall along a couple different themes in case you haven’t noticed. Maybe because they just naturally do that, and maybe because being a human I am always trying to find patterns (even when there are none). And on a practical note, I assign categories to each post which allows the reader
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Blog, Travel With Me
Today, I’m writing about something that’s been bouncing around in my head for years: how to begin leveraging this multi-year project of blog posts to be even more useful for me and for others. Of course, contained in that is my assumption that it’s useful. I need to work out the technical challenges, but I
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Yesterday was a difficult day. I’ve had a lot of them lately. I’m not fishing for sympathy; I’m just allowing the stewing challenges I have going on inside my body and brain to see the light and be shared with people that I know care, including people that would likely read this blog. Sharing really
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Blog, Dark Clouds, It will be okay, Tool Box
I spend a great deal of time in my own head which isn’t always wise of course.I navigate my internal landscape to understand myself, the world, and the intricate relationship between the two (or is there really no separation?) Through this constant introspection, I’ve realized that my existence gravitates toward three primary pillars: Learning, Creating,
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Unpacking who I am has been a lifelong project. It can feel disorienting. I cycle through the stages of denial in seeming perpetuity. Things become crystal clear and then morph into a dystopian B-movie dream sequence. Depression? Anxiety? Fear? Self-doubt? Sure, maybe? Attachment to false permanence? I can’t tell if I secretly desire to become
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Blog, Dark Clouds, It will be okay
Another title that just flowed effortlessly out of me. Channeling? Seeing without looking? The same repackaged message as always? Just another way of saying be present, or live in the Now, or there is only Now? Yes, of course, with the caveat that words are only the map and not the territory. All my models
