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Day 108: Observe
OK, I know I’ve “looked” already, but I have that other kind of “observe” in mind right now. I was raised Catholic, but I think it’s safe to say: I’m not one now (I actually had a priest declare me … Continue reading
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Day 95: Honor
Today, my wife and I celebrated 17 years of marriage. It was one of those rare years when we managed to go out to dinner on the actual night of our anniversary. I know we are not unique in having … Continue reading
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Day 92: Connect
Today has felt pretty ungrounded. It’s probably not a coincidence that today is also a day in which I chose to steal a little extra sleep in the morning instead of making time for some quiet sitting. And no time … Continue reading
Day 90: Report
OK, so if I were a business of some sort, it would be time for my quarterly report. It’s hard to believe that three months have gone by. At the same time though, (and isn’t this always the case) when … Continue reading
Day 77: Visit
It was another long day with obligations running well into the evening…. Our family dog is still at a veterinary hospital, but stable. We had all agreed to go and visit the dog, but as our schedules worked out, we … Continue reading
Day 76: Calm
Well, this is not the post I was planning on writing this evening…. We had a bit of a family pet emergency. Still not sure exactly what happened, but our family dog went into major intestinal distress, resulting in a … Continue reading
Day 74: Recommit
I’m not sure exactly when things started to slip–maybe with daylight savings time, but probably even a bit before that. This past week, though, has definitely been a struggle to keep to a discipline of simplicity and a commitment to … Continue reading
Day 56: Intend
I have been a little down on myself over the past couple of days. I’ve started to see some things slip. The past two mornings, my alarm has been set for 6:15am instead of 6am, which means I haven’t had … Continue reading
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Day 32: Reflect
So today’s focus on reflection follows on yesterday’s review of a month’s worth of daily experiments in living simply. I can’t say that today’s reflection has been in the foreground of my mind all day, but it did serve as … Continue reading
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