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It awaits your possession

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“Zero sum doesn’t add up.” – P.J. O’Rourke It’s bad calculus.  Others need not lose for you to win.  Another’s win does not mean your loss. You live in a universe of abundance, not scarcity. It’s not a zero sum world.  Life is not like a pizza, where there are a limited number of slices, and if you miss out you’re stuck with the box.  Life lived in abundance does not require you steal a sliver of someone else’s slice, or somehow redistribute the pie.  You can get your …

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Introductions

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If you are new to the blog, please put your introduction in the check-in thread. It changes every few weeks (after 100 or so comments). If it changes right after you post, feel free to copy and post to the … Continue reading →

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What does it mean?

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“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive.” – Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth What does it mean for you to be alive?  Alive with descriptors like vibrant, aware, connected, relevant, valuable? Many seek meaning, wanting to be fully alive, but few will do the work to make it happen.  Many would rather attempt an intellectual exercise and then default to just safely sleepwalk through life. Life lived well means feet on the grid, mind engaged.  It means making good…