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Episode 10: Making Room for Creativity
I started seeing a Career Counselor about a year ago, and it went nothing like I thought it would. I should say up front that my career goals were primarily creative (I want to finish a game, and a novel or two, or 100). I’ve felt somewhat stalled from really achieving the outcomes I wantedContinue…
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Episode 8: Chaos, Order, and Creation
There are two books I love about order and chaos. The first is a book a friend wrote called Chaos and the Kingdom. It’s a bible study guide for small groups designed to help them understand the chaos imagery in the Old and New Testaments and how it plays into key biblical stories. You mightContinue…
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Episode Five: Estranged Bedfellows, Happiness and Effort
All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it;the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:8-9 Well . . . that’s . . . rather bleak.Continue…
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Episode 7: Taking Stock with the Stoplight Method
Last summer I took some time to take stock. What I found was solidly…okay. For the past couple of years, I had put a significant amount of effort delving into family history that needed sorting out. Let me tell you! “Okay” was not the word I would have used to describe that experience. That wasContinue…
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Episode Six: The Freedom to Be Wrong
It’s so easy for me to be anxious about bring wrong or making a mistake. I also know I can be very harsh toward someone who wont admit to a mistake or error. It’s like all the accusatory gremlins come out to play, and they have to attack someone, so it’s you or the otherContinue…
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Episode Four: A Ritual for Eventide
Part of what I want to do with this space is share and reflect on “rituals”, spiritual routines, that help us live better. By better I mean more relaxed, more at peace, healthier, closer to God, closer to others, SOMETHING that adds to the value or experience of living. One ritual I’ve practiced regularly isContinue…
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Episode Two: A Few of My Favorite Things for “Low-Power Mode”
A life full of joy doesn’t just happen to you nor can it be forced. It is a habit or a practice. It’s more like a living thing that has to be fed or nourished than a passive experience or a neurochemical anomaly. One of the things that nourishes joy is having adequate rest. IContinue…
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Episode Three: Tribble-Shooting Your Troubles
You may be familiar with the infamous tribble from Star Trek. Tribbles are cute little critters, kinda like bunnies without brains or legs. They basically sit, and purr, and convince humanoids to feed them so they can make babies. In other words, they are very cute pests, but everyone loves them so they don’t see themContinue…
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Episode One: Happiness Strategy and Tactics
Alas, today’s blog post entry will not feature the “Duel of the Fates” as shown above. Although it really could, because both lightsaber duels and music by John Williams have contributed significantly to my happiness. What I want to talk about today is the difference between strategy and tactics in respect to happiness, aka livingContinue…