Category: Musings

Dream A Little Dream

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Do you dream? 

I’m not talking about the kind of dreams where you’re flying through the clouds like you’re Superman; or where you realize you’re walking around your school or office without any clothes on; or where you’re being chased through a vast cornfield by a machete-wielding psychopath intent on liberating your head from your spinal column; or maybe one of those where you’re riding a majestic twelve-foot tall purple unicorn with a rainbow tail who farts little clouds of the most amazing cotton candy you’ve ever had as you walk through the Gumdrop Forest (mental note…there might be potential in that last one…).  No, I’m talking about taking the time to dream about what your life could be. To dream about the things you could do?  To imagine your wildest fantasies about the life you could live?

Today, we’re going to talk about dreaming big.

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Life is Meant to be Lived

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I was out for a drive on my own yesterday and put on a carpool karaoke-style playlist of songs that I love to rock out to. As I hit the road, I hit play and the first song that came on was Paranoid by Black Sabbath. Perfection for setting the tone of my drive: up-tempo, rocking and, above all, fun. What would be up next on my randomly shuffled playlist?

Song number two: Paranoid by Black Sabbath.

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Lighten Up

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As I write these words, I am just a few hours shy of my Second Life Day. March 3rd marks the 15th anniversary of my discovery of being diabetic and the entire ordeal that was my diabetic odyssey. I’m not going to rehash that tale in detail again, as I’ve written about it in detail in past years. You can read my multi-post blog starting here.

As I approach my Second Life Day each year, I become very introspective and look at my life; this year has been no exception. What I’ve come to discover I need to focus on is quite simple. I need to lighten up.

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An Abundance of Abundance

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With my mental state being a bit in flux as of late, I find myself scouring the recesses of my mind for some of the items that I’ve added to my toolkit over these past years of doing self-work. One of the items that keeps popping to front of mind is the power of attraction. Now this may be a divisive subject for some people. I am not here to proselytize on the matter – I’m not here to convince you that what I’m saying is 100% true, or that if you suddenly start to think you’re going to win a million dollars in the lottery that you’re going to win a million dollars in the lottery. I’m just here to talk about energy, positivity, attraction and abundance.

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Follow Through

On By Chris BuddIn General, Health, Musings1 Comment

Today’s post is a continuation of sorts from my last post.

I am an idea guy. I always have a multitude of thoughts jumping through my mind about things to do, places to go, how to make things better, etc., etc., etc. As my former manager used to say, I’m a “blue sky thinker”. The challenge that comes along with these ideas, at least for me, is following through.

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Tick Tock

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I’ve had a lot of moments of solitude and quiet over the past few weeks and months. Between Isabelle being back on the road for work and being gone for a day or two from time to time, to our wonderful bouts of stomach flu for our anniversary, I’ve had plenty of time for contemplation. It was during one of these moments of solitude that a thought crossed my mind for the first time, and it caused some consternation on my part. It was the realization that the hourglass of my life was now lighter on the top than on the bottom.

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