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What waits for you?
Are they ‘just’ dreams?
7:15
Saint Paul, Minnesota
I’m still pumped about my upcoming book, Change State, and what it might be able to do for you.
I have to be honest — sharing the book with my family and friends has been a bit nerve-wracking.
Because, like you… Continue reading “What waits for you?”
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Ralphy Emerson’s ideas on duality and contrast
Yesterday I wrote a bit about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay, Compensation.
In the essay, Emerson argues that everyone is compensated, for the good or the bad, in relation to the good or bad they bring to others in the world.
Good, or bad. These are relative terms, of course, defined by their polarizing nature. You can’t have one without the other.
Emerson’s Compensation opens with a discussion of the polarity of nature, Continue reading “Ralphy Emerson’s ideas on duality and contrast”
Emerson on your Compensation from the Universe
6am on the nuts
June 26, 2019 AD
Saint Paul, Minn
I just received my copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays.
This collection of Emerson’s writings includes the famous Compensation, which discusses how people who give tend to do better than those who take:
“He is great who confers the most benefits. He is base —and that is Continue reading “Emerson on your Compensation from the Universe”
2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?
The Universe is at it again, bringing me a message over and over to make sure I hear it.
(Also known as ‘Confirmation Bias,’ where my brain recognizes patterns in the randomness of the world)
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What is a “tell” that someone is lying?
7:22am, St Paul
From a question on Quora.com:
What is a “tell” that someone is lying?
It’s hard to know if someone is lying. It’s a super power we all wish we had… but we can’t read minds.
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