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Thoughtlessness
Earlier this month Dove posted an ad that was deemed insensitive. It seemed to be a before and after with the before being a black woman and the after being a white woman, leaving the impression that cleansing would turn you from black to white. They apologized and made the typical statement about it not […]
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Essential
What makes something essential? Yes, this thought is related to recent healthcare concerns and conversation, but I’m not asking what should be included in essential healthcare. I want to know what goes into determining if something is essential or not. For me the easy things to start with are those that are necessary to maintain […]
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How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas by Manoush Zomorodi
Manoush Zomorodi presented How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas as a TED Talk.
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Peace With Your Thoughts
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
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Thought You Were
“I miss the person I thought you were”
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We Make Our World
“We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world.” – Buddha
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“Hell Yes” or “No”
While listening to a show the other day, one of the guest said something about trying to move to a “Hell Yes” or “No” philosophy. This means if you are trying to figure out whether or not to do something and the answer is not a clear “Hell Yes” you should pass on it. Do […]
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Time to Think
I spent the past couple weeks in Australia. On the way there I scheduled a 12 hour layover in LA so I could spend a day with my good friend Matt Goldberg. We didn’t do much, just talked, ate, and drank, but it was an enjoyable day. We were hoping to meet up with Courtney, […]
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Avis EZFUEL Sign
I know this is random and I over-analyze things, but I was going through the pictures on my phone earlier this week and came across this picture taken at an Avis airport counter. Read it. If I’m reading it correctly, it says they are going to add $14 to my bill for gas just in […]
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Forgiveness
The other day I was thinking in the car, which is a way of saying I was over-analyzing something simple and turning it into something difficult. The thoughts this time centered around forgiveness, specifically what it takes to forgive someone. So let’s start by having our friends at Webster define Forgiveness: the act of forgiving […]
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Thoughts for 2007
Number 10 Life is sexually transmitted. Number 9 Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. Number 8 Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich. Number 7 Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; […]