Category: Health
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Still Here — Finding Gratitude in the Middle of the Storm
Life has a way of testing us in the moments we feel the least prepared. Lately, I’ve been facing health challenges and the financial stress that follows, but even in the middle of uncertainty, I’m learning to hold on to gratitude. I may not have all the answers, but I’m still here—I still get to…
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Reflections Before Rest Pt. 1
Date Written: Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 10:30 PM What did you make of your day today?I made my day a masterpiece, full of emotion, passion, and creativity. I helped and served many people, and my presence, my essence, truly mattered. What new things did you learn?I learned that no matter how tired I feel,…
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Making Time for What Matters: A Conversation With Myself
So much to do, so little time to write, right? Not so fast. Let’s be real. I’ve spent a lot of time on my phone and playing video games. Sure, family time and exercise are non-negotiables for me and have become part of my keystone habits. But one thing I’ve been skipping is time to…
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A Simple Walk, A Reminder to Enjoy Life
There is nothing better than a long walk. For the past four years, I’ve made walking a consistent part of my life, usually with my partner, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening. These walks have become a sacred space, a time to reconnect, breathe deeply, and talk freely as we move through nature…
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Suffering
Life is crazy sometimes, the ups and downs we experience can truly test all of us, spiritually, mentally and emotionally. I had been healing well from my concussion and a month ago I had to visit my doctor because I was experiencing severe stomach inflammation, pain and burning. It turns out the Doctor told me…
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Choice
Socrates: A warrior does not give up what he loves Dan, he finds the love in what he does. Dan: Look at me! LOOK AT ME! I have a metal rod in my leg! Socrates: A warrior is not about perfection…or victory…or invulnerability…he is about absolute vulnerability…that’s the only true courage. Dan: What type of…
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Concussion
10 days ago, Friday, January 28th, 2022 I experienced a sports-related concussion. It has been the scariest injury I have experienced to date. The initial hit gave me a huge headache and a swollen left side of the head with a stiff neck. 40 minutes later I was being rushed to the emergency room due…
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Monday, March 1, 2021 Notes
Do you know yourself? You have to be honest with yourself first in order to be honest with others. Accept where you are and see where you want to go? What do you want to make of your life? Life is not a competition. Life is about striving to be better than who you were…
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Investment
It seems like everyone I know has got caught in the $GME investment frenzy! It is completely insane! But what’s more insane is that we rather gamble in the stock market and not take a gamble in ourselves. I’m not saying don’t invest your money in the market, I invest it myself, what I sam…
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