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35 Spins Around the Sun

I turned 35. With luck and continued good health, I have now probably lived 1/3 of my life. I picked up a few things from my 35 rotations around the sun.

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Lessons for Life — From a Year of Discovery

What a year it was travelling the world and experiencing new adventures. Breaking away from my prior life. Beyond what I actually did, what did I learn? What life lessons did I take away from my year of reflection that can serve me going forward?

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If it happens, it happens

I had been single for a decade. “If it happens, it happens” I thought about relationships. I rarely did any work on myself to be a better partner. I delve into how I held relationships to a lower standard than other aspects of my life. I expose my behaviors that stymied relationships. I finally articulate what it is that I was looking for. What the root cause of my fear of settling down was. And why it was still so hard to change even once I knew all these things.

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35 Spins Around the Sun

I turned 35. With luck and continued good health, I have now probably lived 1/3 of my life. I picked up a few things from my 35 rotations around the sun.

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The Battle in Baltimore; trauma ward reflections

Accidents offer no warning. There’s no getting ready for it. In an instant our lives are turned upside. Anne was hit by a jetski and airlifted to hospital. What ensued were ten trying days in hospital and three surgeries. The sobering incident reminded me how precious life is. I experienced what it means to be a caregiver and have someone depend on me. I saw how ten days can forge a lasting relationship.

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Certainly Uncertain

We’ve all been upended by COVID. Robbed of our plans and goals, I’ve been lost more now than ever. Why is that? It’s because of expectations. I provide a framework to deal with uncertainty and how to not let it be paralyzing.

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2,325 kilometers,1 goal: failure or success?

I set myself a goal to run a marathon in under 3-hours. That’s a really fast pace for an amateur runner. But I wanted to set myself a stretch goal, diligently train and see what would happen. Could it actually be accomplished? Could I do what I had believed was impossible for me to achieve? After I raced the marathon, how did I feel? Did it feel like failure or success?

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Lessons for Life — From a Year of Discovery

What a year it was travelling the world and experiencing new adventures. Breaking away from my prior life. Beyond what I actually did, what did I learn? What life lessons did I take away from my year of reflection that can serve me going forward?

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If it happens, it happens

I had been single for a decade. “If it happens, it happens” I thought about relationships. I rarely did any work on myself to be a better partner. I delve into how I held relationships to a lower standard than other aspects of my life. I expose my behaviors that stymied relationships. I finally articulate what it is that I was looking for. What the root cause of my fear of settling down was. And why it was still so hard to change even once I knew all these things.

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Goals + Reflection

Setting goals is motivating, but it’s arbitrary. Self-reflection can help determine why we do the things we do. But it can lead to analysis paralysis. I discuss my own experience with goal setting and self-reflection, their benefits and shortcomings and if there is a right to for each.

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Lessons from Tony Robbins UPW

Walking on fire. 15,000 people energized for 12 hours straight for 4 days in a row. This was something! I’m usually cynical when it comes to these self-help seminars, but UPW was worthwhile. I delve into peak state, six human needs, decisions I made and replacing limiting beliefs with empowering ones.

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Reflections from 10-day silent meditation retreat

For 10 full days I sat in silence. Not a word was spoken. I meditated for 11 hours a day. It was the hardest physical and psychological thing I’ve lived through. At times infuriating but I walked away fulfilled. I share the challenges of my Vipassana experience, the theory and lessons I discovered.

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