Tag: goals
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Deadline Rush
My feet are tired. I’m tired. This is not a bad thing. First of all, I made it up on time this morning to hit the treadmill for a mile. Since this was the goal, that was happy. And then work was busy. I was challenged, and I rose to the challenge and accomplished…
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The Shape of Responsibility
Yesterday I talked about how I savor my freedom, and the independence I have gained that means I can do whatever I want to do. But you mustn’t think that the responsibilities I have tie me down or restrain me from that freedom. Instead, they define me and give me purpose in life that propels…
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Quick, There’s No Time
There’s no time like the present. The past is a memory, the future doesn’t yet exist. If I don’t do this now, on this tiny speck of reality that is rippling through time in a constant that is always variable, it shall never exist. Time is the constant. I can alter other variables, but the…
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Fresh and Shiny
It’s a whole new year. Well, really it’s still another day, following a day, preceding a day. Our bodies follow a circadian rhythm that doesn’t care about years, only the light-dark cycle. However, traditionally this is the end of one period of timekeeping and the beginning of another, and as such we imbue the transition…
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Rose-Colored Glasses
I have been accused of wearing rose-colored glasses by more than one person. I used to think this was a bad thing, but as I have gained perspective, I think I like my view of the world, and I’ll just keep these on, but thanks. Here’s the thing: resilience, persistence, and optimism are much more…
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Finishing the Race
I’ve run in a few races, way back when. I can remember running for the sheer joy of it, when I was young and energy was boundless. The track bored me, but the path in the woods, the feel of the spongy forest floor, the wind in my hair, the sensation of power as I…
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One down, one to go
So the math homework that is due tomorrow is done. I have Physics to work on, and since tomorrow I am finishing up a lab experiment, I need to do that today. In today’s post, Brad Torgersen at the Mad Genius Club talks about writerly maxims, but one of them applies to my schoolwork. Know…