Journal
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Faulkner House
While traveling through Pirates Alley by Jackson Square in New Orleans, I finally discovered the Faulkner House, a literary landmark where future Nobel Laureate William Faulkner penned his first novel. Other authors such as Ernest Hemingway were known to have stayed there for a time…
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Just Stop
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Start
Now that my annual Groundhog Resolutions Day has been completed this year, I am beginning to plot and scheme on how to continue to improve myself. I can do it but I need to start. And I can’t wait until next year, whether it is…
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Write
Write something. Writer’s block? Write about that. Wright now. Wright later. Write when you don’t want to. Write when you do. Write with the keyboard. Write with pen & paper. Write when the hot tea cools down a little. Write in between sips of whiskey.…
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Common Ground
Living in the 3rd largest city of the U.S.A. taught me a lot about people’s perspectives and differences of opinion. I met and enjoyed talking with people I don’t agree with on a lot of things, except we do believe in each other. We talked,…
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Grateful
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches… No run on my bank can drain it for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment… —Henry David Thoreau, from “Letter…
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More And Less
More reading less Netflix More walks less scooters More cooking less eating out More togetherness less selfishness More outdoors less indoors More analogue life less digital More training less sloth
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Keep Calm And Carry On
Take your MEDS. Meditation/exercise/diet/sleep Walk Read Write Shoot Talk Get out Accept what you can’t manage. Detox from media, social media.
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Wants
“But I don’t want comfort. I want poetry. I want danger. I want freedom. I want goodness. I want sin.” Aldous Huxley
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Solvitur Ambulando
Go outside. Take a walk. Just walk. Walk until you have figured out what is bothering you or until you are so tired that you don’t care about it anymore. Repeat as needed. Bring a friend if you’d like and just go. Walk.
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Start Somewhere
You have to start somewhere. That first step. A new mindset. A deep breath. Load that bullet and take your first shot. That first sip, a new notebook and pen. Make that call or email. Just start.
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Self-Help
Disconnect I’ve been experimenting with Airplane mode on my devices to focus on anything else that is productive. This allows me time for myself to focus, recover and reflect. Also great for dedicated time spent with others. Walking Solvitur ambulando is Latin for “it is…