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 always think everything is awesome. But we tend to focus on the things that are completely NOT awesome (or at least we think they are) when there is so many…
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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 the day you die. Just taking a moment to appreciate that you can actually see something, anything, let alone all the good stuff we get to see, can be an incredibly powerful way…
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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 view, to get fired up and pissed off, blame others and convince ourselves that yes, this is a big deal. The second way’s to think, ‘You know what… who really gives a flying…
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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 non-stop doesn’t make for great times. But what does is how they respond to the embarrassment or fuck up. The embarrassment or fuck ups we make shows people we’re human, so…
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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 up word, like ‘discombobulate’¹ or ‘woozlewuzzle’ (at 2:17). It actually means ‘untroubledness.’ In ancient Greece, philosophers like Epicurus said that ataraxia is the state of mental equilibrium that we should constantly shoot…
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There’s a beautiful 5-year-old tan kelpie called Tessa at the dog pound I volunteer at who has a neurological impairment (she looks something like this cutie). It’s caused her to lose control of her back legs and when she walks or runs, her hind legs hop and skip out of control. The condition Tessa has is only going to get…
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This is Henry: Henry likes to do all the usual things. Like going to the park, the beach, or just hanging out at home The problem is for Henry to be a Good person –that is, living a truly ethical, moral and virtuous life– he has to do this, and only this: Sit. Don’t move. Don’t eat. And wait to…
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Last night I faced a conundrum, otherwise known as a dilly of a pickle… I was going to have a fire in the backyard and cook dinner on it. I was looking forward to it, but after putting all the wood in the firepit and with the lighter in my hand about to ignite it, I noticed there were at…
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I’ve never seen Lord of the Rings¹. Everything I know about the series is just from what I’ve heard living on a planet full of millions of Lord of the Rings fans. And, also from this: From what I understand though, either Gandalf or Frodo go on a long quest through a place called Mordor or Middle Earth to save…
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About an hour ago, I had what felt like 50 things (books, computer, phone, pens, bottle of water, headphones and more) all spread out on the table in front of me and I needed to get all of them into my bag because my bus was coming in a few minutes. When I thought of what to begin with packing…