Tag: motivation
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Become the Phoenix
You say you are forever down You wear your sadness like a crown A badge of honor, wear it proud You speak of things you’re not allowed You question all your worthiness You treat yourself as if you’re less I say to you right here this day That you must learn a better way This…
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Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.25.24
From: Gorilla HQ To: All Forward Units It’s hard to bring your A-Game when they keep letting the B and C Leaguers onto the field. Days are getting shorter. Finally. I’m in the minority, I know. 2,024 push-ups? Happening. Not today though. Settling for 200-plus triceps extensions. TRICEPS OF DOOM. Knew a guy once who…
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Where’s Your Fire?
Some days you just have enough and need to let it out. More and more lately, I encounter people who have grandiose ideas, wild ambitions, and signs that they’ve found their true calling. In and of itself, that would be awesome and I applaud that. The problem comes when they hit a roadblock or realize…
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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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The Final Song
You’ve eluded me for far too long Every night, your haunting song Your taunting laugh within my ears Always try to stoke my fears You took away all that I had Tried your best to drive me mad A coward true, you always run You hide until the setting sun With evening comes your misery…
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TAKE THE HILL!
Amidst the flames, amidst the pain Amidst the brutal bleeding reign You must push on, you can’t relent You fight until your will is spent And when it’s spent, you push some more Until you’re at the Devil’s door With smashing power, iron will You chase that Devil to the hill You plant your flag,…
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Sick & Tired Sunday
And that can be taken somewhat literally today, as I am a bit of both 😄 Currently, I am fighting the nigh unwinnable battle against Mother Nature and the dreaded pollen. It’s currently very high around here and has been for a couple weeks now. I had a bit of relief when it rained last…
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Feral Friday!
Good morning all. Or, evening if it’s later where you are. Hope everyone is having a great day, and TGIF! I am laying low today and cruising in recovery mode. Hopefully be back to 100 in a day or so here. In the meantime, I hope you have a ferocious, fantastically feral Friday! Have a…
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The World…
…And everything in it. Hell Yeah. On a more semi-serious note, I think “having it all” means having a life that is as stress free as possible, with good folks around you, and being grateful for what you’ve been blessed with. Is more attainable? Well, a lot of that depends on us as individuals now,…
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Reborn
From ashes gray I shall arise Won’t recognize me with your eyes What I was you’ll find no more Nothing like I was before Tempered like a hardened steel Sharpened on the grinding wheel My soul is hollow, fully scraped Broken down to be reshaped Stripped of armor, stripped of pride My only fuel, this…
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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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Iron G in the House
So, as I said earlier today, I was going to try another of my incredibly stupid, “why would anyone willingly do that?” workout experiments. Due to my current work environment, the need to be able to move easily under high heat, high stress conditions with a modicum of strength is paramount. I am not in…
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Forked Up Friday
As another week draws to a close, I sit here tired, sore and contemplating life over coffee number two; soon to be coffee number three, for those keeping score. My moods have been up and down for a couple weeks now, as most of you are painfully aware. Quite truthfully, they still are. And that…
The Beginning At Last 