What I’ve learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0060

2951.  Sushi (actually) has a natural sweetness to it . . . that is, if it’s not drowned out by soy sauce and/or wasabi;

2952.  I know one of the cofounders of (the now defunct) “Consumption Junction;”

2953.  The Cuban sandwich at La Carreta Café (LaCarreta.com) (in the Miami airport of all places) is pretty tasty;

2954.  Hunan Number One (HunanOne.com) (in Clarendon) has a pretty good crowd;

2955.  Wawa’s (Wawa.com) chicken noodle soup is pretty tasty;

2956.  I can say I’ve “christened” the men’s room in Carr’s Hill (i.e., the president’s house at the University of Virginia);

2957.  Katie Couric is (actually) pretty funny;

2958.  When Katie Couric smiles, she reminds me of Robbie (smiling);

2959.  Apparently, 150 people a year are killed from falling coconuts.  That’s 15 times the number of deaths attributed to sharks;

2960.  Sylvia’s Pizza is now Christian’s Pizza (www.ChristiansPizza.com) (in “The Corner” district) in Charlottesville, Virginia;

2961.  I can say I’ve had breakfast with Katie Couric (sort of);

2962.  Modern (college) dorms are way nicer than most of the (apartment) complexes I’ve lived in (specifically the “new” new dorms at the University of Virginia);

2963.  I can finally say I’ve had Crozet Pizza (CPBBB.com). . . . It’s pretty good;

2964.  Our beliefs as a people determine what we eventually see;

2965.  You come into this world with a dharma, a life purpose, choices to make – how do you know when you are doing what you are here to do?  You feel good.  How do you know which path to take?  Choose based on your excitement, how it makes you feel.  You feel good when you are doing what you are here to do.  It’s who you really are;

2966.  There are really only two emotions – fear and love.  When we are in fear, there is no room for love; when we’re in love, there is no room for fear;

2967.  The elevator to success is out of order.  You’ll have to use the stairs . . . one step at a time;

2968.  Shaving with a dull razor versus a sharp one is like night and day;

2969.  It’s kind of weird driving behind a car without any exhaust pipes (specifically the Tesla Model S);

2970.  Megan loves steak;

2971.  “Power” yoga (pretty much) means a lot of downward-facing dog;

2972.  Show respect before teasing;

2973.  A drop of experience is worth a bucket full of knowledge;

2974.  Stop focusing on what you don’t want and start focusing on what you do want. . . . Whatever you look for, you’ll find;

2975.  I cannot fail.  I can only learn and grow;

2976.  Be the light bulb not the moth;

2977.  Be the gatekeeper of your own mind;

2978.  It’s not about the idea of being better than another person.  It’s about being mature, confident and secure in yourself;

2979.  Parents are not for leaning upon, but rather exist to make leaning unnecessary;

2980.  If someone comes at you in a judgmental way and you judge them for it, you just doubled the amount of judgment in the space you’re both in;

2981.  An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind;

2982.  Who I used to be or what I used to do, does not shape who I am or what I do today;

2983.  We become what we think about, like it or not.  If we think in terms of judgment and criticism and competitiveness, we’re going to attract more of the same into our lives;

2984.  If we have constant thoughts of negativity, we will only find more negativity showing up in our lives.  In order to see things change, we have to change the way we think about things;

2985.  As the Abraham-Hicks teachings say, stop telling it like it is and start telling it like you want it to be.  Life isn’t happening to you, it is responding to you;

2986.  You can’t please everyone.  When you’re too focused on living up to other people’s standards, you aren’t spending enough time raising your own.  Some people may whisper, complain, and judge.  But for the most part, it’s all in your head.  People care less about your actions than you think.  Why?  They have their own problems!

2987.  You must first love yourself and be filled with love in order to be able to give it away.  Once you are filled with that love and it is all that you have inside of you, then that is all that you will have to give away;

2988.  What you keep inside you is what you will have to give away.  And once you truly understand and practice this idea, then it will become your own personal habit;

2989.  Bring to all of your endeavors what you would most like to receive;

2990.   Bring kindness to every encounter, regardless of whether you were the recipient of kindness; give away what you have inside and it would be returned to you.  It’s the Law of Attraction;

2991.  You must decide to be filled with joy, and this is what you will bring to every encounter – this is what you will give away.  And guess what?  This is what you will see returning to you as well.  But if you bring your own sadness to what you think of as a sad or unhappy occasion, you will simply be doubling the amount of negativity, and then blaming the person or the nature of the event for your own discontent;

2992.  When we hide whom we really are in order to fit in or belong, we are suffocating our souls.  Our true calling may pass us by while we’re trying to make other people happy;

2993.  We cannot experience peace if our inner dialogue is always at war with itself.  A mind at war with itself – which is another way of saying a mind that rejects its true calling, its own nature and body – is a mind that cannot experience eternal gentleness;

2994.  The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why;

2995.  No one can find his/her purpose by attempting to be just like everybody else or to attempt to live out someone else’s idea of what that purpose ought to be;

2996.  Do not always pull verbally;

2997.  Kristin is a golfer;

2998.  Pro(fessional) golfers are (pretty) tall;

2999.  In a fight, never confuse a noncombatant with a loser;
3000.  What do you do if you don’t have a toothbrush?  The answer is: Try eating an apple, celery, radishes, carrots, broccoli and/or cucumbers. . . . All of these foods are excellent at freshening your mouth.  Eat them at the end of a meal or after a snack;