Category: Life Skills
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And Then They Were Losers
Mistakes Losses Failures From one to the next to the next. A downhill slope. As children, we aren’t usually taught to lose well. Americans in particular have an incredibly low tolerance for losing. The reality is, we all lose sometimes. We all fail. But in a culture where former greats are shamed for being less…
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Guest Blog: Expert Advice
An introduction to this guest blogger feels necessary, but it can be short. Unique in more ways than I can count, with the steadiness of an Ent and the wits of Lewis Carrol, this author loves knowledge, people, cooking, and words. She’s a champion frisbee player and a force to be reckoned with if you…
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Don’t Forget the Small Stuff
As you might expect, due to the unexpected death of one of my best friends, I’ve been thinking about my life goals. (Don’t worry, you don’t need to find a private place to read this post. We’ve done enough public weeping* for right now; it’s time for a break.) The funny thing is that my…
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Thunderclouds and Whiskey Tears
They say the bad days make the good days better. I don’t know who “they” are, but I’m not a fan. In fact, I think they’re not very bright. I woke up on Sunday morning, peeled my eyelids apart, and blinked at the clock until it came into focus. This took several minutes. After finally ascertaining that I had,…
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Measuring Sticks
I was hobbling down the hallway, cranky and sore, when one of my coworkers asked if I was okay. Headed to the bathroom, I kept it short: “Crossfit.” “Wow,” he responded. “How often do you usually go?” I stopped. Apparently we were having a conversation. “I try to go four times a week.” He whistled. And…
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Know Thyself
I’m getting more adventurous as I get older. Now, if I’m being perfectly honest with you, part of that adventurous spirit is because I’m depressed. It takes more thrill and excitement to thrill and excite me. It takes something new and different for me to feel much of anything. The same old is, well, just…