10901.
Relatively, we are living. Life
is our résumé. It is our story to tell
and the choices we make write the chapters.
Can we live in a way where we look forward to looking back?
10902. Inevitably, we are going to die. Our eulogy, our story, will be told by others and forever introduce us when we are gone;
10903. The soul objective: Begin with the end in mind;
10904. Matthew McConaughey’s 10 goals in life: 1. Become a father; 2. Find and keep the woman for me; 3. Keep my relationship with God; 4. Chase my best life; 5. Be an egotistical utilitarian; 6. Take more risks; 7. Stay close to mom and family; 8. Win an Oscar for best actor; 9. Look back and enjoy the view; and 10. Just keep livin(g);
10905. Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn;
10906. You know who you are when you become independent enough to believe your own thoughts and become responsible for your actions and you not only “believe” what you want, but you live what you believe;
10907. Live the questions first then what you believe . . . then you have your own personal style;
10908. To appreciate a place, a character, a time, think of it as a place to live permanently; find the likeness, the goodness;
10909. It is a necessity of man to leave what he knows so he can see what he knows. Man must exit the comforts, the luxuries, the friendships, the advisors, the advice, the ears that listen, the pillows that he rests on and force himself into a corner, into a place where, when his mind has a thought and his mouth goes to speak it, there is no one there to listen, but himself and his god;
10910. Technology is basically “good,” but we must respect it as a luxury because it is man-made not God-given;
10911. One must leave home if s/he is to find home;
10912. Create, appreciate, respect;
10913. Beliefs are better than conclusions because you can drive them instead of just look at them. Conclusions are the Model T on the showroom floor, there for all to ooh and ahh, while belief is the ‘81 Z28 (Camaro) on the highway;
10914. Language rich in verbs is the most powerful. Language built on nouns is weak. If you rely on adjectives and adverbs you have lost your way;
10915. The “country chicken dinner” at the Birchmere (Birchmere.com) in Alexandria tastes like Boston Market( rotisserie chicken) to me;
10916. Stephen Kellogg (the singer-songwriter and former lead vocalist of “Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers”) loves the movie, “P.S. I Love You;”
10917. Stephen Kellogg was once in a hot tub with Gerard Butler in Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival;
10918. (Unsurprisingly,) freemasons are (a bunch of) old, white men. . . . During the 2023 George Washington Birthday Parade (in Alexandria, Virginia), I saw one nonwhite member and no one (I thought was) under forty;
10919. The hamburgers at Burger King have gotten smaller;
10920. Coca-Cola Move tastes like a (coconut) rum and Coke to me;
10921. Almost everything everyone says is just a reflection of their own internal environment and it rarely has anything to do with you. . . . You just happen to be the victim of their rage or sadness in that moment;
10922. Choosing to take the rage/sadness in and become a victim is up to you. . . . Getting offended is a choice. . . . Seeing yourself as a victim is a choice. . . . Living a life of freedom is a choice. . . . Choose the thing you want;
10923. The work you do on yourself is for you, but the effects it has on the world around you is profound and rewarding. So don’t avoid the dark/fucked up parts of yourself. Use them as opportunities to light up the darkness within you;
10924. If it’s in the way, it is the way;
10925. Mike Krzyzewski (i.e., “Coach K”) was the head coach at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for 2 years before getting a graduate assistant coaching position at Indiana University;
10926. A Papa John’s “papadia” is just a (round,) flatbread pizza folded in half;
10927. You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it;
10928. You might weigh more the day after eating (fried) pickles. The salt (in the pickles) may make you retain water;
10929. The Chinese were the first (culture) to distill alcohol;
10930. (I can say) I witnessed Alexander Ovechkin’s 40th goal of the ‘22-‘23 NHL season, making him the only player to score at least 40 goals in 13 (different) seasons( and passing Wayne Gretzky for the record);
10931. Patrick Laine (the left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets) is a massive man. . . . He looks slow and lackadaisical moving around the ice;
10932. Alexander Ovechkin is tied with Mike Gartner for the most NHL seasons with at least 30 goals( at 17);
10933. Crown Royal (Deluxe Canadian Whisky) is peaty;
10934. Most people die a little every day while they’re alive. “Living” while you’re alive is the goal;
10935. Meghan( Wallen)’s favorite cake is chocolate cake with chocolate frosting/icing;
10936. Meghan (Wallen) said she loves me( when she was drunk);
10937. According to one of the owners, the food at the Royal Restaurant (RoyalRestaurantVa.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria is better before 11:00 AM and after 2:00 PM on weekends( when the brunch buffet isn’t being served);
10938. The Royal Restaurant in (Old Town) Alexandria opened in 1904;
10939. I can say I’ve been a part of a (street) magic show;
10940. Eating lunch outside on a warm, sunny day seems like a wonderful idea. In actuality, it’s less appealing when you have to guard against the wind blowing away your food, bugs landing in it, sticky hands/finger and spills on to your clothes/clothing;
10941. In the absence of love and belonging, there’s always suffering;
10942. True belonging is a spiritual practice. It’s the ability to find sacredness in both being a part of something, but also the courage to stand alone;
10943. Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong because you will always find it;
10944. Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you’re not enough because you will always find it;
10945. Our worth and our belonging are not negotiated with other people. We carry those inside of our hearts;
10946. Braving is all about trust: 1. B(oundaries): You set boundaries. When you don’t know what they are, you ask. You’re clear about what’s okay and not okay, which is (so) hard for people; 2. R(eliability): You do what you say and you say what you do. You’re not hustling for worthiness so you’re not completely over committing and not delivering; 3. A(ccountability): You don’t back-channel and blame. You hold people accountable in a straightforward way; 4. V(ault): It is not only do you not talk out of school between us, don’t share things that are not yours to share; 5. I(ntegrity): Choosing courage over comfort. Practicing your values. Choosing what’s right over what’s fun, fast and easy; 6. N(onjudgment): You can ask for help without feeling judged and I can ask for help without judging myself; and 7. G(enerosity): When something happens I assume positive intent;
10947. There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone somewhere will say, “Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to survive the wilderness.” This is when you reach deep into your wild heart and remind yourself, “I am the wilderness;”
10948. When you pay attention to what’s challenging, you become comfortable with the uncomfortable;
10949. When you pay attention to what’s positive, you become more inclined towards it;
10950. If you want to feel less stressed you need to stop managing your stress and start managing your stressors;
10902. Inevitably, we are going to die. Our eulogy, our story, will be told by others and forever introduce us when we are gone;
10903. The soul objective: Begin with the end in mind;
10904. Matthew McConaughey’s 10 goals in life: 1. Become a father; 2. Find and keep the woman for me; 3. Keep my relationship with God; 4. Chase my best life; 5. Be an egotistical utilitarian; 6. Take more risks; 7. Stay close to mom and family; 8. Win an Oscar for best actor; 9. Look back and enjoy the view; and 10. Just keep livin(g);
10905. Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn;
10906. You know who you are when you become independent enough to believe your own thoughts and become responsible for your actions and you not only “believe” what you want, but you live what you believe;
10907. Live the questions first then what you believe . . . then you have your own personal style;
10908. To appreciate a place, a character, a time, think of it as a place to live permanently; find the likeness, the goodness;
10909. It is a necessity of man to leave what he knows so he can see what he knows. Man must exit the comforts, the luxuries, the friendships, the advisors, the advice, the ears that listen, the pillows that he rests on and force himself into a corner, into a place where, when his mind has a thought and his mouth goes to speak it, there is no one there to listen, but himself and his god;
10910. Technology is basically “good,” but we must respect it as a luxury because it is man-made not God-given;
10911. One must leave home if s/he is to find home;
10912. Create, appreciate, respect;
10913. Beliefs are better than conclusions because you can drive them instead of just look at them. Conclusions are the Model T on the showroom floor, there for all to ooh and ahh, while belief is the ‘81 Z28 (Camaro) on the highway;
10914. Language rich in verbs is the most powerful. Language built on nouns is weak. If you rely on adjectives and adverbs you have lost your way;
10915. The “country chicken dinner” at the Birchmere (Birchmere.com) in Alexandria tastes like Boston Market( rotisserie chicken) to me;
10916. Stephen Kellogg (the singer-songwriter and former lead vocalist of “Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers”) loves the movie, “P.S. I Love You;”
10917. Stephen Kellogg was once in a hot tub with Gerard Butler in Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival;
10918. (Unsurprisingly,) freemasons are (a bunch of) old, white men. . . . During the 2023 George Washington Birthday Parade (in Alexandria, Virginia), I saw one nonwhite member and no one (I thought was) under forty;
10919. The hamburgers at Burger King have gotten smaller;
10920. Coca-Cola Move tastes like a (coconut) rum and Coke to me;
10921. Almost everything everyone says is just a reflection of their own internal environment and it rarely has anything to do with you. . . . You just happen to be the victim of their rage or sadness in that moment;
10922. Choosing to take the rage/sadness in and become a victim is up to you. . . . Getting offended is a choice. . . . Seeing yourself as a victim is a choice. . . . Living a life of freedom is a choice. . . . Choose the thing you want;
10923. The work you do on yourself is for you, but the effects it has on the world around you is profound and rewarding. So don’t avoid the dark/fucked up parts of yourself. Use them as opportunities to light up the darkness within you;
10924. If it’s in the way, it is the way;
10925. Mike Krzyzewski (i.e., “Coach K”) was the head coach at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for 2 years before getting a graduate assistant coaching position at Indiana University;
10926. A Papa John’s “papadia” is just a (round,) flatbread pizza folded in half;
10927. You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it;
10928. You might weigh more the day after eating (fried) pickles. The salt (in the pickles) may make you retain water;
10929. The Chinese were the first (culture) to distill alcohol;
10930. (I can say) I witnessed Alexander Ovechkin’s 40th goal of the ‘22-‘23 NHL season, making him the only player to score at least 40 goals in 13 (different) seasons( and passing Wayne Gretzky for the record);
10931. Patrick Laine (the left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets) is a massive man. . . . He looks slow and lackadaisical moving around the ice;
10932. Alexander Ovechkin is tied with Mike Gartner for the most NHL seasons with at least 30 goals( at 17);
10933. Crown Royal (Deluxe Canadian Whisky) is peaty;
10934. Most people die a little every day while they’re alive. “Living” while you’re alive is the goal;
10935. Meghan( Wallen)’s favorite cake is chocolate cake with chocolate frosting/icing;
10936. Meghan (Wallen) said she loves me( when she was drunk);
10937. According to one of the owners, the food at the Royal Restaurant (RoyalRestaurantVa.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria is better before 11:00 AM and after 2:00 PM on weekends( when the brunch buffet isn’t being served);
10938. The Royal Restaurant in (Old Town) Alexandria opened in 1904;
10939. I can say I’ve been a part of a (street) magic show;
10940. Eating lunch outside on a warm, sunny day seems like a wonderful idea. In actuality, it’s less appealing when you have to guard against the wind blowing away your food, bugs landing in it, sticky hands/finger and spills on to your clothes/clothing;
10941. In the absence of love and belonging, there’s always suffering;
10942. True belonging is a spiritual practice. It’s the ability to find sacredness in both being a part of something, but also the courage to stand alone;
10943. Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong because you will always find it;
10944. Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you’re not enough because you will always find it;
10945. Our worth and our belonging are not negotiated with other people. We carry those inside of our hearts;
10946. Braving is all about trust: 1. B(oundaries): You set boundaries. When you don’t know what they are, you ask. You’re clear about what’s okay and not okay, which is (so) hard for people; 2. R(eliability): You do what you say and you say what you do. You’re not hustling for worthiness so you’re not completely over committing and not delivering; 3. A(ccountability): You don’t back-channel and blame. You hold people accountable in a straightforward way; 4. V(ault): It is not only do you not talk out of school between us, don’t share things that are not yours to share; 5. I(ntegrity): Choosing courage over comfort. Practicing your values. Choosing what’s right over what’s fun, fast and easy; 6. N(onjudgment): You can ask for help without feeling judged and I can ask for help without judging myself; and 7. G(enerosity): When something happens I assume positive intent;
10947. There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone somewhere will say, “Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to survive the wilderness.” This is when you reach deep into your wild heart and remind yourself, “I am the wilderness;”
10948. When you pay attention to what’s challenging, you become comfortable with the uncomfortable;
10949. When you pay attention to what’s positive, you become more inclined towards it;
10950. If you want to feel less stressed you need to stop managing your stress and start managing your stressors;
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