Stories of personal growth and development
Today is National Live Creative Day, a great day to review and reassess how you bring creativity into your life and culture your creative side. Originally, I thought this meant that I would have to paint, draw, sculpt, or write poetry, songs, or novels. While all these are great ways to harness your creativity, there … Continue reading Live Creatively
Last week I had a major setback in one of my long term professional goals. I won't go into detail, but what I thought was finished and I would be obtaining at the end of August is not finished. I have to redo something, and the total wait time now could be another 6 months. … Continue reading Getting Back Up
My wife signed up for the Chisago Lakes Half Ironman distance triathlon that was last weekend. This entails a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. They sometimes call this a 70.3, which are all the distances added together. After months of training and preparation to endure such an … Continue reading The True Goal
I'm at the 10 mile mark of a half-marathon. "Keep going," I tell myself. "Relentless. Forward. Progress." This is a mantra in the running world, but so applicable to life. Will there be a time when I've read and experimented enough with self improvement and growth? Not if I want to continue to improve and … Continue reading Relentless Forward Progress
To keep an open mind was one of the many virtues that Antoninus passed down to his step-son, Marcus Aurelius. Keeping an open mind means that we are open to questions regarding our own ideas, actions, behavior, and beliefs. If we are confronted with evidence of a mistake we have made, we should not feel … Continue reading Keeping an Open Mind
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