Living
Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.
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Identity—being a people of love
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2 min read
Determining the “real me” is a way of articulating responsibility. But it can also be a way of avoiding having to take any responsibility at all.
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Rest is not optional
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1 min read
We treat rest like it is optional. Like we can just work all of the time. And like that idea itself is good. But it is as ridiculous as it is wrong.
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The reality within fantasy (baseball)
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3 min read
What fantasy baseball can tell us about reality, behavior, and how to succeed at life—and the predictability of our common failure.
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The perfect length of beard
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3 min read
The pursuit of the perfect beard is a false expectation. How we deal with self-sabotage and perfectionism, however, is the real work.
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Fireworks are never personal
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7 min read
Fireworks are the definition of public displays. Explosions of sound and light, fire and power. A violent eruption to the mundane.
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Home—everything always changes
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2 min read
We need to not only accept change, but the feeling that sometimes rejects it—there is something at war in us that time always exacerbates.