Tag: struggle
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Struggle and Gratitude
I have been saying “The struggle is real but so is the gratitude” a lot lately. It is my own phrase though in the end it will probably be misattributed to Aristotle or Confucius. But I’ll spell out what it means to me right now in this moment. The word struggle is deeply tied to…
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Fancy Ideas
One of the challenges with a blog is to write something new and interesting every day. This would be a little easier if I was just writing fiction. If for instance I were to say: The hairy plaid monster took the man as his wife. That is probably new. It might even be interesting. But…
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Accidentally Showering
One of my daily goals is to take a shower. Sadly this is the one I struggle with most. My youngest son has been melting down for the past five hours. He has requested a bath twice but hasn’t let me give him one either time. My wife has had to step in twice. On…
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Eternal Progression
I have a sense that every day I can improve and that the struggle to improve is worth it. This very often makes me a contrarian. The struggle is real and swimming upstream (as you will) seems more valuable in improvement because it is more difficult. To some degree this is true because fighting the…
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Static Vision
In the space between waking and dreamsI heard television staticI opened my eyes and saw the flashingBlack and white randomnessI struggled to make it mean somethingThere was a shimmer of transparentWhite bars that moved slowly up through the airA piercing vibration of soundPummeled me as I struggled to breathe I knew I was trapped below…
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Confident People
Who is the most confident person you know? My parents have always seemed like they are on top of things but maybe that is more competent than confident. I know quite a few people in that category actually. I think it is a better indication of a healthy human being than confidence. My family and…
Latter Day Sinner 