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Don’t panic
To know one’s fear is to be free of it. – Osho Don’t fucking panic, Bob. Keep your shit together. – One Battle After Another I’ve always been fearful about my job. I remember…
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Bandwith
Being a normal functioning human, requires a lot. For starters, it requires oxygen. If we don’t breathe for a few seconds, we die. Sleep too. If we don’t sleep for a few nights, we…
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Tattoos
The English language is immense, and there’s all sorts of ways we can put it together. – Alan Moore I’m a fighter pilot. It’s not what I am, it’s who I am. – Top…
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Big waves
What do athletes do but create difficulties for themselves so that they can grow through overcoming them? – Viktor E. Frankl It’s easy to find yourself under pressure in a game of tennis. In…
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Ugliness
I got nothin’ to do but today – Stephen Stills No one likes to be called ugly. Someone has decided that they think a part of you, like your nose, is unpleasant to look…
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Giving up
We are wired to solve problems. It doesn’t matter how big or small the problem is. Once we recognise a problem exists, we usually do something about it. We buy a band-aid for our…
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Creativity
Human creativity is responsible for many of our greatest works of art. Michelangelo’s David. Anything by David Lynch or David Byrne. Music, paintings, sculpture, film. These things can connect with us in different ways…
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Stopping
Occasionally, when we push ourselves hard during a workout, we hit a wall. I don’t mean collapsing, I just mean stopping. Sometimes it happens without us noticing. We just find ourselves standing still, panting,…
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Humblings
When we are by ourselves, it can be easy to become delusional. A little bit too much pride, and we fall for the illusion of being more than we really are. A little bit too much…