Monday, December 21, 2020

What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0189

9401.  Everybody ends up someplace in life.  A few people end up somewhere on purpose;
9402.  The traits we don’t want to acknowledge in ourselves, we project onto others;
9403.  Notice what you see in others and how you speak about them.  The things you see the most in others are parts of you waiting to be witnessed waiting to be integrated;
9404.  When you see something “positive” in someone that you “wish” you had, you already do.  That’s why you can see it.  Say to yourself, “That’s in me too;”
9405.  When you see something “negative” in someone you attempt to judge, see this part of yourself too that’s waiting to be loved.  Say to yourself, “That’s in me too.”  The ego will put up a fight.  The soul will take a deep breath as you release self-judgment;
9406.  Money won’t solve all of your problems.  Money will solve your money problems;
9407.  All self-improvement (in 1 post): 1.  Breathe and be in the moment; 2.  Always respond with love and compassion; 3.  When you fail at 1 or 2, reflect on what pulled you off course; 4.  If it’s about someone or something else and not about you, repeat step 3; and 5.  Work on that part of you;
9408.  If hard work is the answer to wealth, we’d have a lot more rich people in the world;
9409.  You may not be responsible for your past, but you are responsible for your future;
9410.  You don’t get paid for hard work.  You get paid for the value you provide;
9411.  Easy money and hard money are worth the exact same amount;
9412.  Time and money are not related;
9413.  Hard work is not sustainable (long-term).  Even if it works for a while, it will likely stop working because you’ll burn out;
9414.  Hard work is one way to make good money, but it’s not the only way;
9415.  Become efficient in the effective;
9416.  I am not my past.  I am not my mistakes.  I am not my failures.  I am who I decide to become.  I am who I commit to become.  I commit to become the best I can be.  I forgive.  I move on.  I look forward to the new me.  My best is yet to come;
9417.  Don’t let dogs eat any of the salt or the snow (especially the slushy snow) that has been treated with an ice melt.  It can upset their stomachs causing vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration;
9418.  Check your carryout order before you leave;
9419.  I think the lobster rolls at Hank’s Oyster Bar are better than the ones at Vola’s Dockside Grill (VolasDockside.com).  I still think they have the best lobster rolls in the D.C. (metropolitan) area;
9420.  Self-sabotage looks like: 1.  Rejecting praise and compliments; 2.  Not asking for help; 3.  Pushing people away when they start to get close; 4.  Opening up and attaching others prematurely; 5.  Refusing to do something unless you can do it perfectly; 6.  Procrastinating on important projects; 7.  Putting everyone else’s needs before your own; 8.  Constantly criticizing yourself; and 9.  Isolating when you are hurting;
9421.  Perfection is the death of all progress;
9422.  Perfection doesn’t exist . . . not in writing . . . not in business . . . not even in nature;
9423.  Understand that good enough is good enough.  Put your work into the world and make it better later.  Let the world tell you what needs to be improved instead of trying to get it all right on the first try;
9424.  My parents are people too.  They aren’t perfect.  They have their own problems/traumas that they’re dealing with (too);
9425.  Armin van Buuren is a Christmas baby;
9426.  Stop waiting for Friday . . . for summer . . . for someone to do something for you . . . for life.  Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in now;
9427.  You need to wait a month before testing for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”);
9428.  There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving.  And that’s your own self;
9429.  When someone tells you you’re making a terrible mistake, a lot of times what they really mean is, “That’s not what I’d choose for my life;”
9430.  It’s not a good sign when the baggage scanner takes your backpack and/or carryon out of the conveyor belt line. . . . You (probably) forgot something at the bottom of your bag and/or pocket;
9431.  Before packing for a flight, check your backpack and/or carryon for corkscrews and/or pocket knives.  You’ll either have to toss it/them or (pay to) check your backpack and/or carryon;
9432.  Apparently, airlines will stop checking bags before a flight . . . for American (Airlines) it’s about a ½ hour before (the flight);
9433.  If it’s mentionable then it’s manageable;
9434.  Cock squatting . . . check;
9435.  Elizabeth likes getting spanked with a (leather) belt;
9436.  Getting a blowjob after blowing your load in her . . . check;
9437.  Havana 1957 (Havana1957.com) has a (pretty) good Cubano/Cuban sandwich. . . . It’s huge;
9438.  Whoever invented the Cubano/Cuban sandwich was a genius;
9439.  The best Cubano/Cuban sandwich I’ve had in Miami is at the Colada Cuban CafĂ© & Grill (ColadaCubanCafe.com) (in the lobby of YVE Hotel Miami). . . . The (roasted) pork is succulent . . . and the sandwich is huge;
9440.  Elizabeth likes her clit sucked;
9441.  I can say I’ve had (Florida) stone crab. . . . It’s all right . . . , but I (still) like (Chesapeake) blue crab better/more.  (I think) it has better flavor;
9442.  Some women Facetune the shit out of their photos;
9443.  (According to Richard Biegel,) the deepest, most meaningful and long-lasting happiness comes from relationships.  These relationships are almost universally from family and based on empathy and compassion;
9444.  (According to Richard Biegel,) comparison is the thief of happiness;
9445.  (According to Richard Biegel,) fulfillment comes from following your bliss not the almighty dollar;
9446.  The pursuit matters just as much as the goal;
9447.  The purpose of a goal is not to get it.  The purpose of a goal is who you become in pursuit of it;
9448.  If you grow in the process of achieving your goal then that is success;
9449.  Set a goal with the right scope in mind;
9450.  Most people overestimate what they’re going to do in a year and they underestimate what they can do in a decade or two or three or four;