Category: success
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You Can Never Get Too Low…
Note: Another repost. I changed a couple small things and added an image. Hopefully someone, somewhere gets something out of this piece. Originally posted 01/08/24. For the past couple of days I have been struggling a bit with what to write. I’ve mostly been responding to the daily prompts and playing around with image creator…
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The Perils of External Validation
Note: Something I read today brought this old post to mind, so I decided to put it up again. Changed the featured image and made some small edits, but the piece remains unchanged beyond that. Everyone loves to be loved. It’s just a simple fact of life. We humans are social creatures and we need…
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The Barbarian’s Guide To Good Living
Men of iron and maidens so fair, I bid thee hail! As I wander this world in search of treasures so fine and adventures far flung, I encounter many a varied soul. Good folk some, and others less so. By the grace of the gods and their beards ever epic, most have been the former.…
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Father’s Day ’24
Amidst the pain, amidst the strife When the world has cut me like a knife Amidst the doubts, amidst the fear I am ever grateful you are here We almost lost you long ago The tears I cried you’ll never know So many nights of restless sleep So many nights I’d lay and weep So…
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Ninja Toxicity
One topic I seem to hear coming up over and over in discussions with my friends is the topic of “weird vibes” and subtle airs of toxicity either in their personal or professional lives, and sometimes in both. “Toxicity” is one of those buzzwords I try to avoid, but unfortunately, it’s often the most accurate…
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No Stories
This, or a very similar question, was asked not that long ago. I’m not answering it again. 😆 instead, I will take a moment to express gratitude to those who have helped or inspired me on this journey called Life. Family: My family (most of them) has always been there for me. Even when I…
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Agoge Update: The First Few Days
Good day, all. A brief update on the first few days of my little Agoge project. I started on Friday 03/22, as a bit of a whim. I just felt the sudden urge to take something new on. Sometimes things require a bit of thought, and other times, it’s best to just go with your…
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Going To Agoge
Not “Going To A Go-Go” like the Stones sing. “Agoge.” Basically, it’s an old Spartan term for the rigorous training and education the young warriors went through to become soldiers. I’m simplifying, but that’s it in a nutshell. During a brief conversation with Ojaswi Gupta the other day, the term came up. Long story short,…
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Back In The Game!
So, as anyone who has been around a little bit probably knows, I started this silly little blog after I lost my job and had some free time on my hands. Truthfully, I figured I would start in December and ditch it by January, but here I am still. 😄 So anyhow, I spent some…
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Failure = Experience
Well, I could use my current circumstance as an example. You work a long time somewhere, you do pretty good for yourself, and then suddenly, before you know it, things go sideways, mistakes are made, and you’re no longer working. You roll it all around in your head. The could’ve, the should’ve, the would’ve. You…
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To My Little Sister
The following post is addressed to Aastha from Literary Evaluation Blog. Dear Little Sister, As you prepare to embark on a new and exciting journey, I wanted to take a moment to wish you the absolute best of luck and good fortune. In the short time we have known each other, you have touched me,…
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School Update – 3 Days Left!
Final exam… COMPLETE! So, I ended up being way, way ahead of schedule, and finished the pre-exam 5 minutes in, and the instructor set me up for the final. No, it’s not a diploma, not by any stretch, and there was no ceremony, but this program ran the gamut from very basic computer tasks, apps…
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Class Update (2 Weeks Left!)
So, we’re nearing the end of the road on this course I’ve been taking. Two weeks left, and then that’s all she wrote. I have started the practice exam for the final. It’s 16 sections and 86 labs. I’m almost halfway through. After that, I will start the final, which is also 16 sections and…
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Back to School (One Month In)
So, it’s been a few weeks since I did an update on the whole class thing. For those interested, my previous posts are linked below. First Day Of School! Back to School (One Week Down!) Anyhow, it’s the end of the fourth week of this course and it’s going pretty well. I’ve earned quite a…
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Bury Yourself
Good day to everyone! A funny thing happened to me along the path of this little blogging adventure. When I started it, my intention was to post about some of the challenges I’d come up against and the lessons I had learned along the way. My hope was to help others and bring some positive…
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Your Time Is Gonna Come
You know, every now and then the universe gives you those little reminders that it’s on your side. Talk about synchronicity. Just this morning, Adarsh G wrote a post about Karma. Well, round about the same time he posted that, I got word that someone who had been sticking multiple knives in my back at…
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Happy 100!
Yesterday morning, I was very surprised to see that I had surpassed 100 follows here on WP! When I started this blog, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted it to be (one could probably argue that I still don’t 😄), other than I wanted to try and have a positive impact on people’s lives.…
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Get Up! (Poem)
Get up! Pull yourself up off your knees Get up! Can’t you see that you are free? Get Up! Stand up straight and seize your crown Get up! Don’t let the bastards wear you down Get up! Don’t you wallow there in vain Get up! Learn to weaponize your pain Get up! Though you struggle…
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And Out Come The Snakes
I’ve been around the block more than a couple of times in my life and one of the truisms I’ve always encountered is that when someone leaves a job, regardless of the circumstances, once they are gone they get blamed for most everything under the sun. I’ve been chatting with a former cohort and they’re…
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Today Is The First Day…
Today is the first day of the New Year. Today is the first day of a new month. Yes, I can sense your eyes rolling at my keen grasp of the obvious all the way over here. Look, I’m a jarhead, so you have to allow me some leeway. Besides, there is a point to…
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What’s In Store For ’24?
Well, it’s that time of year again I guess, isn’t it? While I usually stay away from the whole “resolutions” thing, I do regularly set goals for myself throughout the year and with the way 2023 ended I have already set some new ones going into 2024. I’m going to try and take the things…
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Five Things I Have Finally Come To Terms With
After reading this post from Pooja G I was inspired to do my own version of this list. She has graciously allowed me to link her post as well and I am truly grateful! I encourage you to check out her unique take on this list also. It really registered with me as the last…
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Do it on the daily
Since I’ve been out of work, I must admit that the temptation to lay around and chill has been very strong from time to time. The thought of unlimited freedom sounds mighty nice at first. Stay up late, sleep in, eat whatever, whenever. What a life! Realistically, this is just not feasible and it would…
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Might as well jump
Credit to the great Zen philosopher David Lee Roth for today’s title. I was talking to a dear friend and former colleague last night who has recently applied for another position within my former company. She is looking for a work from home opportunity and a better rate of pay. She emigrated from overseas about…
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5 Things To Improve Your Mood Right Now
Mood swings can be a funny thing, can’t they? Sometimes something happens that immediately changes your mood from good to bad. Sometimes the cause is obvious. Perhaps you got some lousy news or you smacked your head on the car door. But mood can be an insidious little devil too. It can creep up on…
The Beginning At Last 