Jerry
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The last comic from Calvin & Hobbes - Attribution to Bill Watterson 9:03am - my phone alerts me to recite 3 things I'm grateful for. It's a habit I've recently started doing more with every day. there are constant reminders to be grateful around my house; from whiteboard notes in.
30 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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One of things I'll always remember about my father was the note he had written on his desk, that said: "The only cure for a dirty mind is a clean desk." As I've begun to walk in similar career steps as him, it's been a constant reminder of how easy.
26 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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I once heard a pastor talk about his trick to having successful sermons. His secret? "Break everything down into the comprehension level of a 4th grader. Use basic concepts, images, and stories to get your point across." he told me. This seems to be a fairly decent reflection on the.
22 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Hollow moments of happiness filled with the chasing hands of time; eternally looping in a frantic chase to outpace and lap the other. A tireless circle that will never reach conclusion until the death of the battery. So far removed from loved ones and fond memories they begin to fade.
15 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Nature / Outdoor life, mountains, simplicity
[ish_quote author="James A. Murphy" size="h4" align="center" color="none" tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"]"Just for today, smile a little more. Just for today, ask someone how he or she is really doing. Just for today, remember, while some may have it better than you do, there are others whom definitely have it worse than you!.
15 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Young Composer: "Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing a symphony. How should I get started?" Mozart: "A symphony is a very complex musical form and you are still young. Perhaps you should start with something simpler, like a concerto." Young Composer: "But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when.
14 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Sunset
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Life reminds me of an hourglass; constantly draining away, one piece of sand at a time. Our life can be well-represented by the image of an individual trying to stand firmly on top of this pile of draining sand. Constant readjustment and correction is required simply to stand normally when.
13 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Mountains / Nature / Outdoor california, life, mountains, peak, white
The White Mountains of California and Nevada are a triangular fault block mountain range facing the Sierra Nevada across the upper Owens Valley. They extend for approximately 60 mi (97 km) as a greatly elevated plateau about 20 mi (32 km) wide on the south, narrowing to a point at the north, with elevations generally.
10 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Dream
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There's something incredible about our dreams; being able to close our eyes on the day-to-day reality we experience, only to open them to another world that exists alongside the 'real' life we experience. The subconscious mind. One might question whether or not this world is 'more' real than our awake.
8 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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Abstract / Nature / Outdoor minimalism, simplicity
[ish_quote author="George Bernard Shaw" size="h3" align="center" color="color5" tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"]"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."[/ish_quote][ish_divider tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"][ish_text_separator tag_size="h1" text_color="color2" icon_align="left" tag="div" tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"][ish_divider tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"][ish_headline tag_size="h3" color="color5" icon_align="left" tag="h" tooltip_color="color1" tooltip_text_color="color3"]Quotes about simplicity[/ish_headline] Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. Something which is easy to understand.
8 April/Posted by aaronplaat
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