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Category: Focused Simplicity
Choose Your Humans
There is nothing wrong with being selective about who you choose to be with or who you choose to have in your life. You can respectfully decline invitations to protect yourself. Don’t apologize for being choosy. Stay home and read instead.
Day 136
Being a human #136 Learn to be more at ease every day in your own body. Take care of your physical self. You only get one body. Pro trip: Listen to Baz Luhrmamm‘s Everybody’s Free
Day 122
Being a human #122 “The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”~ George Orwell Do not seek to be prefect. Seek to keep moving forward in life. Progress not perfection.
Day 99
Tomorrow is a marked day, but today is a day worth living. Any day you wake up breathing is a good day. Live it like it’s your last.
Day 86
Today we had a No Screen Day. It was challenging and fun. We went to a park and played, had a picnic lunch, and went to a bookstore. When we got home we read and napped. I found that I was the one who missed my screen. The kids didn’t even ask until we were…… Continue reading Day 86
Day 85
Today is my 19260th day being alive. I still feel like a child in my head. An educated, experienced but young person lives in my aging traitorous body. I refuse to let age dictate my happiness.
Day 84
Simple is often better. Simple is less expensive and less stressful. Simple is easy. When struggling to make a decision, look for the simple solution. Happiness will follow.
Day 78
Actions speak a louder truth than the truth you speak with your voice. Show me what is important to you by what you do, not what you say. Show me who you really are, don’t tell me.
Day 71
Casual hobbies are a must for relaxing your brain. Even those past times that seem violent on the surface will relax the participants. Archery, target shooting, football, boxing, gaming or competition knitting. Find your way to relax. Don’t worry about the naysayers. They can find their own zen.
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 