Looking Back At Year 38 – Intense!
I’ve turned 39 today. I like to look back at the past year to see where I’ve come. I didn’t put this together until right now, but I’ve done all 3 of my marathons when I was 38. Road Runner Akron Mara
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Cameron Diaz – My Spiritual Guide On My Birthday
Today I’m 39 I distinctly remember turning 30. I vocally declared that the upcoming decade would be, “the decade of work.” That lasted for exactly 1 year. And it was not a particularly pleasant year a
My 2010 Akron Marathon Experiences
I’m not in this picture. But this is what the final stretch looks like. You come running into the Akron Aeros baseball stadium to cross the finish line. They cover the ground with some sort of materia
God on Trial – PBS
Here are some of the sides of the trial:God is on trial for murder, conspiring to murder and more murder. God had a covenant with the Jewish people… they are chosen. People have sins and are being pun
On Buddhism For Me
The goal of the teachings of Buddhism is to become less ATTACHED to things that are IMPERMANENT. Move toward love, happiness and compassion. Move away from suffering. Everything that goes up comes dow
I’m 35
Today is my birthday. In recent years, my birthday day has seemed to become a day of review and introspection. I put a lot of weight on the actual day. I guess that’s ok. But I do similar things to ma
SageLewis.com Addiction Speaker Sheet
And here’s an idea I have about doing an addiction speaker series or DVD series. Sage was 225 pounds, a pack-a-day smoker, drank 2 pots of coffee a day, had 12 beers on Wednesdays, 18+ beers on Friday
Buddhism Notes 3
http://www.amaravati.org/abm/english/documents/4noble2/data/04first.html#mor With this formula of the First Noble Truth, even if we have had a pretty miserable life, what we are looking at is not that
Buddhism Notes 2
http://www.amaravati.org/abm/english/documents/4noble2/data/03intro.html First Noble Truth: There is suffering. First Insight of the First Noble Truth: The insight is simply the acknowledgment that th
Buddhism Notes
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/intro_bud.htm The problem is that the “world out there” is constantly changing, everything is impermanent and it is impossible to make a permanent relationship with
What Do I Want
I was reading an article. It asked me to answer these questions: What do I want out of life? I want an exciting, busy life where I was able to make the lives of a few people better. My defining role i
Video on Delegation
Here’s my take on why people don’t delegate: TDgflvVY1yU You might ask… Who cares if I delgate or not. Delegation is one of those doors in life that opens up whole new worlds for you. There is no one
My Current Emotional State
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Caring What Others Think Of Me
This one’s a total drag. When it gets me in it’s grips it really yanks down my quality of life. I just feel rotten. And then it taints everything else in my life. Everything else is not nearly as good
Nice Karma Rundown
If you’ve got a couple minutes, check out this overview article on Karma:Beacon Journal | 06/10/2006 | With karma, you get what you give “You get what you give.” That’s a nice thought.
Franklin Covey is good for you.
Check out Franklin Covey and get organized:
My Perfect Day
Someone recently suggested I write down my perfect day. That seems tricky to me because I can imagine many perfect days. Watching movies and playing video games all day. I suspect I would try to find
Empathy
This is a topic that I think about quite a bit. But the deeper I think about it, the harder I realize it is. Actually, the deeper I look at anything, I’m realizing these days, the harder I realize it
I’m Giving Up Fear For Lent
I may not be Christian, Jewish or Islamic, but I know a good tradition when I see it. In spite of that grim reality or more likely because of it, the Gospel’s imperative to “fear not” is good and welc
Communication
I read and think a lot about personal and business growth. It seems that virtually every problem that has to do with you and someone else can all be fixed with open, clear communication. There was an
Toastmster Speech 2 ? ?Be In Earnest?
I’ve got to get started on my next Toastmaster speech. I’m giving it in a week and a half. This is supposed to be something you feel strongly about. I am thinking of doing something political. Or mayb
I’m a People Pleaser
I’ve always known this. However, what’s interesting to me is that it’s actually a condition. I think I have a disease. 🙂 Here are some traits of a people pleaser that I resonate with: Men who identifi
I?m afraid when people might be angry at me.
So this is the big one. This is the one that actually controls my life. When I’m weak and insecure, I add a little possible outside disdain and I just crumble. It is my Achilles heal, my kryptonite. I
On Fear
This is a personal post about fear that I may open up after I work on it a bit.