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Permanency
What do you enjoy most about writing? With both my writing and my art I like to imagine that it will outlive me. The idea that I have left something in the world that will mark that I was here is appealing to me. Most of the things that I do are very transient. No…
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The Fourth Ward
What do you love about where you live? The Fourth Ward is the poorest part of Janesville Wisconsin, but it’s home. We are a community. The culture of the city is pretty understanding. Crime is low and rents are high. I know my neighbors. Tap water tastes funny but not a health hazard. And the…
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Too Much Sugar
I’ve probably mentioned that I’ve been using a habit tracking app for the past few months. Last week I added a negative habit to track. The habit is “Too Much Sugar.” When I eat something just because of a craving for sugar I tap the little counter. In the past seven days I have racked…
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Feeling Small
It’s probably just the sugar and caffeine that has nauseated. It’s probably just because I was chemically relaxed yesterday that today I am not fully with it. There’s a Billy Joel song from the 80s called Somewhere along the Line about “good” things catching up to you and making you pay. Today feels like a…
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On Being Grateful
What positive emotion do you feel most often? While I want more out of life I try to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. I have a family that loves me. I have a place of employment that is safe and clean even if it is a little bit nerve wracking. I have a very short…
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I Keep Notes on my Phone
How do you plan your goals? Orders from God, “Walk upright but be humble”“Listen well and remind people of their dignity.”“Know your worth and teach them theirs.”
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Morning Mess
I’m sure by now you are sick of me reporting dirty diapers and the resulting problem of not being able to go back to sleep after the child does. But here I am typing at 4:30am for no good reason. I should try harder to sleep again, but instead I’m having my last Rx Energy.…
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Don’t Panic
Create an emergency preparedness plan. This is printed in large letters on the cover of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. There’s also a scene in Chicken Run where one of the chickens says, “We mustn’t panic, we mustn’t panic…” and then all the chickens panic. I guess that’s where I am today on this one.
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Zig, Dale, and Napoleon
I’ve got to get back into my abundance training. I read Zig Ziglar’e Over the Top many years ago but I never made a serious attempt at his first book See You at the Top. I need to rectify that. I have been pretty good at applying Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence…
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Well That’s Interesting
Words too many people use. Of all the words in the English language I think “interesting” is one of the least interesting. People say it to mean, “yeah, whatever” around here. Of course there’s also “fine.” Hardly anyone who says they are fine actually is. I have a friend who used to get very angry…
Latter Day Sinner 