How did ‘routine’ get such a bad name? Anyone whoever got good at ANYTHING –any skill, craft, any sport, any instrument or any discipline– didn’t do ‘a little bit today’,
Month: May 2017
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A student walks up to me after the class I taught as a substitute today… ‘You’re gonna hate me… but all these boxes… this is how many times today you
Binding changeBinding change
Occasionally we hear of customs, practices, laws or traditions that surprise, shock or even sicken us. I’m thinking of things like Japanese whaling, women not being allowed to drive in
Happiness only real when shared, BUT…Happiness only real when shared, BUT…
A lot of us are familiar with the story of Into the Wild. Dude (Christopher McCandless or ‘Alexander Supertramp’) ditches all his material possessions, leaves behind the ratrace and his
No complaintsNo complaints
This is Turia Pitt (on the cover of her recently released memoir). Her story’s remarkable (for a good version, read this), it’s one that’s necessary to understand who she is and
How to deal with the most awkward question there isHow to deal with the most awkward question there is
Ever been in this situation? — How the HOLY GODDAMN HELL do you reply to that question??? ‘What’s up’? or: or just the polite: My friend Jonesy is one of the
(SOME)THING IS AWESOME(SOME)THING IS AWESOME
Is it possible to be like this all the time? No. But we can aim to be. There is no way with all that happens in life that you can
The good type of vulnerability and the badThe good type of vulnerability and the bad
When you show your vulnerability, that’s when you know you’re on the right track. That’s when a real connection’s made between you and someone else. But there’s 2 different ways to
The Great power of GratitudeThe Great power of Gratitude
Close your eyes for about 5 seconds… Okay, now Imagine that was your life. Imagine what you just saw then –nothing– was what you’ve always seen and will only see until
It’s just a _____. [The philosophy of: Chunky pt.2]It’s just a _____. [The philosophy of: Chunky pt.2]
When some thing of ours breaks or gets destroyed, there’s usually two ways to look at it: The first way’s to look at it solely from our own blinkered point of
‘Success ain’t final, failure ain’t fatal’‘Success ain’t final, failure ain’t fatal’
Not much unites people more than embarrassment and fucking up. Well, okay maybe it’s not as simple as that, because being around someone who constantly embarrasses himself or fucks up
AtaraxiaAtaraxia
I always thought ‘Ataraxia’ was just the name of an Everclear song (well at least the intro to a song). But recently I found out it’s not just a made