February 2012
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Whitney.
Whitney Houston is dead. Something about that statement still doesn’t seem real. Even as I write this, days after her death.
Music is powerful. And certain musicians have an affect on us that extends far beyond a simple melody. Their magical talents enable us to escape our own lives, even if only for a few minutes at a time. It’s almost as if, for a moment, our souls become one in...
January 2012
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Expectations and detachment.
I recently started a new job with a rather large corporation. As a result, a handful of people all came into my life around the same time. Many instant connections were formed in the process, which got me to thinking about what truly defines a “friendship”. I tend to instantly connect with/gravitate toward certain types of people. Oftentimes, when I meet someone, it feels as if we...
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“How do you understand where your limits are? Push them. How do you figure out...”
– Tucker Max
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Death and responsibility.
Random title, I know. But this is an equally random entry, so I had to make sure the two matched up. I’ll cut to the chase: my great grandmother passed away yesterday at the age of 98. Almost 99. Which is almost 100. Which is a really long fucking time to live. Some might even say too long. I think she was one of those who would have agreed with that assessment. But I digress. My intention...
December 2011
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Perspective?
It’s official: everyone has something to bitch about. While on a visit to a particular movie lot that shall remain nameless today, I couldn’t help but overhear (okay, I was actually eavesdropping) two actors talking about their ridiculously unfortunate lives. Now before I continue, let me just preface this story by saying that I’ve always dreamed of being an actor. A paid...
November 2011
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What Matters?
There is something about the holidays that causes me to become introspective. Even more so than usual.
Lately, I find myself asking what really matters in life.
It seems like a relatively simple question. But is it? The are some obvious external things that matter: friends, family, food, shelter, iPhones…But those things aside, what really matters to you, in your life? What do you...
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Changes, Whispers, and Faith In The Universe
“Back away from overwhelm. Because when you just utter that word, you cast doubt on your capacity to rise.” -Danielle LaPorte
Where to begin?
So many recent changes in my life. And all for the better.
I’ve been pondering over what to write about on here for quite some time. Sometimes things in life are going so well that I find myself completely void of inspiration. Which...
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“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”
– Buddha
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
– Tenzin Gyatso
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“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”
– Oprah Winfrey
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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
– William Shakespeare
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs
May 2011
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It is achievable.
As I’ve mentioned previously, an upcoming entry will focus on some of my personal heroes in life. It should come as surprise to no one that Oprah Winfrey is at the top of my list. In honor of her final show this week, I figured it only fitting to devote an entire entry to her. Actually, considering the profound impact she has had on my life, it’s the least I can do.
To be honest, I can’t...
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Forgiveness.
Today I had an extensive conversation with a friend who is struggling with a very significant relationship in her life.
We’ve all been there before…Trying to see a particular circumstance from someone else’s perspective. And when you are finding it impossible to see eye-to-eye with someone else, it can be the most frustrating feeling on earth.
I find that when I am confronting this (or any...
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What do you love?
Today I want to talk about love. Not in the analytical sense. I don’t want to talk about love gone wrong or love gone impossibly right. Just love. Specifically, “things” that I love.
I don’t think we spend enough time in life focusing on the things we really love to do. Often times, we get so bogged down in the mundane routine tasks in life, that we lose sight of our true purpose: to enjoy the...
April 2011
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Are we our past?
How much of our present circumstance in life is our own doing, and how much of it the result of conditioning?
I’ve often struggled with this concept, and still do to an extent.
I was raised by a mother who has always taken great pleasure (perhaps subconsciously) in throwing everything she has ever done for me back in my face whenever possible.
This has affected me in ways I never imagined,...
January 2011
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One door closes...
I cant help but reference my favorite clichés whenever I’m about to get deep. Call it balance, or just my loving of clichés. Either way, it helps. And the whole, “one door closes” cliché is pretty dead-on.
I’ve written pretty extensively about relationships in my life. I write about what I know and/or what I need to learn, and relationships are something I consider to be among my favorite...
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Curiosity killed the Snooki.
Sometimes I venture out and about to capture thoughts and ideas to write about. Today, it just so happens that I am at the Barns & Noble/Starbucks at the Grove, where the one and only “Snooki” happens to be preparing for her book signing. Now, I could get into the irony of Snooki releasing a book (it surprises me that she can actually form a complete sentence, let alone write an entire...
December 2010
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Love?
“Love is passion, obsession, someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who’ll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I’m not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you’ll come back. Because, the truth is...