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All My Empty Spaces Part 3: Peace
Personal peace. It was just after midnight when Ricardo brought the snacks consisting graham crackers, peanut butter, diet shasta, and a plastic sealed turkey and cheese on white (made by Goodyear). It was remarkably delicious, given it was the first thing I had to eat since breakfast; which comprised of powedered eggs, 1 slice of…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 2: Hope
Have you noticed lately that noone is ever wrong anymore? People just never make mistakes and their opinion is always the correct one. I know this phenomenon has been around for a long time. Ego, narcissism, misplaced anger. We have all become so fucking smart that we can never be wrong about anything, especially when…
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What is the future of humanity when we have become so hate filled and vengeful, we slay the very angels God has sent to save us? Sometimes being kind comes at great cost. Answer this, if you knew it would cause you harm, would you still help someone else in need?I am praying today for…
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StreetLights On A Saturday Night: Holly From Green Mountain
Next Saturday, August 22 will be one year to the day since I met a woman who changed my outlook on life. Her name was Holly, from Colorado. Her name came up earlier today in a conversation with my mother-in-law about some of the most interesting stories from my experiences driving Uber/Lyft. Driving over the…
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Driving Away Depression: Attitude Is Everything
Happy Friday, Kindness Warriors! I was recently reminded that “attitude is everything.” I don’t know about everything, but it is definitely an important element in all things. You are more likely to accomplish your goals and overcome your obstacles if you tell yourself that you can. My mom, Gretchen and one of my closest friends,…
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StreetLights June 9, 2018
This post is from June 9th, 2018. So, my friends, it fails to account for the crazy shit we are dealing with today. Now more than ever, we must be kinder to each other. We must make kindness a conscious effort with every interaction. We are all connected… Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. These are…
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StreetLights On A SaturdayNight: Entropy And The Pursuit Of Happiness
Entropy and the Pursuit of Happiness 1230pm. March 18, 2019 Under the clouds it looks like 830pm. Gray. Storm’s rollin’ in. Behind the wheel again. Feels good. Haven’t driven since before the stent went in. Just a short trip. Just down the road. It’s nice to be on the move again. I can’t recall precisely…
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streetlights on a Saturday night 2 of 3 April 1st, 2020
StreetLights on a Saturday night Part 2 of 3Last Ride Occurred March 25th, 2018 It was late Saturday night, after midnight. Okay, early Sunday morning! I am exhausted. My whole week went sideways. It seems to do that often. I haven’t slept well in days. My restless legs have kept me up. It’s a nice…
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StreetLights On A Saturday Night
The Wisdom Of Downton Abbey Well, here we are, 2020. Look how far we’ve come in the last 100 years! Actually… maybe you are better off not looking. A few months ago, just before I took off for my neck surgery, I gave Andrew and Jennifer a ride home from the airport. They live in…
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StreetLights On A Saturday Night
Lost in the woods I took a walk today. The sun was out. Blue sky, pillowy clouds and blossoms on the trees. I love trees. I always find them calming and restorative, like natural anti-anxiety medicine. It was during this walk I found the right perspective again. I have been angry this week. I have…
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