Tag: friends
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When The Air Is Gone
Last week I got the wind knocked out of me, which hasn’t happened in years. And I thought, “Wow, I forgot how much this sucks!” But then, you know what’s worse than getting the wind knocked out of you? No? Well, I’m gonna tell you. Getting the wind knocked out of you, but people are…
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Mitch and Dennis
I was standing in line in the grocery store this week during the evening “grabbing a few things in order to make dinner” rush, and the register line I was standing in had another register facing it, so I was standing next to the people in the other line. Two men were waiting in the…
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Inside Jokes
I was sitting at a round table with my coworkers, waiting patiently (read: the opposite of patient) for lunch to arrive, and one of my teammates walked up to join our table. I smiled at her and said, “Oh, tuh-low!” And she said, “What?” I looked around the table, which was weirdly silent (but in…
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Embracing the Random
My friend and I went to Barnes and Noble recently, looking for a specific book. Thing you should know: I take bookstores and libraries as a personal challenge. Can I find the book I’m looking for without help? Usually, the answer is yes, and I feel very happy. Sometimes I am in too much of…
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Five Years of Searching for Gratitude
If you’ve been around here for a bit, you know that I’ve been trying to practice gratitude in all of life. As difficult as gratitude can be, I know it’s the secret to contentment in all circumstances and true joy even when things get tough. I focus on it in different ways, trying to cultivate…
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It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Last weekend, my gym held a competition just for our gym community. It was a low-key competition, not meant to inspire fear or anxiety in anyone. The point was to have fun and raise money for a local non-profit. And I signed up to have fun and raise money for a local non-profit. So far…