Category: life
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what I’ve been up to
It’s been a little while. Things have been crazy for me lately and as a result, things like posting here have fallen by the wayside. Here’s a list of things I’ve been up to and a few observations I’ve made: Also, some worthwhile reading and watching I’ve done:
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dance to your own music
I was at a party recently where a professional DJ was curating the music on the dance floor. He wasn’t a particularly good DJ. No one seemed to be into what he was playing. It didn’t matter though: he was the most excited person in the room. He danced to…
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tomorrow
I recently stumbled upon a letter E.B. White wrote in response to another man’s despair and loss of faith in humanity: Dear Mr. Nadeau: As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate.…
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something to lose
I’ve spent a good amount of the last few weeks trying to hold it together. This seems to be the case for most of us these days. Something I’ve found distressing in the midst of it all has been my inability to engage with certain media. Watching TV is often…
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the 2021 playlist project
I just finished compiling my 2021 playlist for The Infinite Playlist Project. This collection of songs was the soundtrack for: blogging for 100 days in a row sending my best friend and his wife flowers to celebrate the birth of their kids getting drunk and praying during an assault on…
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don’t waste the good days
Stolen from Seth Godin’s blog: If you’re feeling creative, do the errands tomorrow. If you’re fit and healthy, take a day to go surfing. When inspiration strikes, write it down. The calendar belongs to everyone else. Their schedule isn’t your schedule unless it helps you get where you’re going.
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lessons learned in 2021
It’s become my practice to spend the last day of the year reflecting on what I’ve learned over the last twelve months. Here are a few of my favorites lessons: Create from the heart, never the head. You get to the best parts of yourself on accident. The job of…
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a christmas card for you
Every year, I send out Christmas cards. It’s become a tradition to record a few songs on my guitar and share them with my loved ones. The album I make becomes not only a way to reflect on my year, but also the means to practice making art as a…
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two kinds of people
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are people who say what they’re going to do. And there are people who do the things they say. The most difficult choice we face is deciding which one we want to be.
joshua chamberlain 