Ep 83. Freedom And Constraint

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Take a moment and imagine yourself on a rollercoaster, with the wind in your hair and the adrenaline running through your veins. You’re living life to the fullest. Now, in your mind strip away what makes the rollercoaster possible, the tracks. Scary, right? Without precisely laid tracks to guide the coaster, you get total mayhem. Life is a crazy ride demanding a balance of freedom and structure. To genuinely relish the highs and navigate the inevitable lows, we need order to provide us with a feeling of direction and purpose to enjoy the experience. Today, we’ll explore how embracing this balance empowers us to live a vibrant life.

Ep 81. Clean Your Room

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Today’s topic is that gentle nudge we all need: Clean Your Room. If you’re like me, you tend to go in cycles. I’m pretty good at keeping things clean, but now and then I get thrown off my groove and I need to get myself back on track. I’m sure if I went back and closely looked at the patterns in my life I would see a correlation between times of my inner turmoil and the times I let my spaces fall into disorder. I’m willing to bet it’s the same with you and we’re going to get into reasons behind that today.

Petroglyphs

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If you only had a wall of stone
And some ink to make your presence known,
What message would you leave behind?
What mark would you make to outlast your time?

Go Wholeheartedly

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You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Close Friends Are Truly Life’s Treasures

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Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves, with gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never truly alone. ~ Vincent Van Gogh

A Breathtaking Mosaic

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She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she’s won. ~ Matt Baker

Your Masterpiece

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Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions, and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life. ~ Michelangelo

Art Has Two Faces

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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity. ~ Lester Bangs

Painting Is Poetry

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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci