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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fishing

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fishing

Quotes of the Week from Me: “When things get tangled, start with patience.” “To teach is to learn.” “A good cast starts with height and distance, a great one ends with the right bait in the right location.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.” – Musonius Rufus “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Rope Swing

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Rope Swing

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Do our dreams vanish upon living them?” “Your story matters.” “When one door closes another door opens; but know that the next door may be a hole, crack, or tunnel.” Like above, and below, I find it fun to build on famous quotes. You can always redirect or reaffirm what is already said, though I’m not sure this approach is ever fully credible to one owner. More of a sharing of knowledge or thought….

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Tired, but Happy

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Tired, but Happy

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Patience is key.” “Identify with what’s simple, and what’s repeatable.” “Have you ever been tired and happy at the same time? What caused it? Isn’t it the best?” “Smile today.” “Make…” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Be useful.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger “There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitus “The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” – Jonas Salk Quick Optimism You might not know what it takes….

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Brain Exercise

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Brain Exercise

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Be a big part of something bigger.” “Work harder.” “Reflection and growth have layers. Learn from the past. Be with the present. Get inspired by the future.” A short conversation to have with yourself: Me: “Everything will work out.” Me: “Well, what exactly is it that will work out?” Me: “I’m not really sure, but it doesn’t matter because whatever it is, it will work out. And some of it has already been worked…

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Falling Awake

Falling Awake

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Work on knowing yourself.” “Work on challenging the self you know.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Beware of over concern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.” – Rudyard Kipling “There are two types of tired: one that requires rest, and one that requires peace.” – Unknown Quick Optimism Take a break. Take…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Moment Before Every Moment

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Moment Before Every Moment

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Discipline is self-love.” “Consistency is transformative.” “A quiet morning will set you up for a quiet day.” “Extend the moment.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” – Nietzsche “Do it or don’t do it – you’ll regret both.” – Keirkegaard “For to be free is not merely to cast off…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Friendliest Neighborhood in the World

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Friendliest Neighborhood in the World

Quotes of the Week from Me “Whatever you do, whatever you love, take it seriously.” “When you shift how you see it, you shift how it is.” “Everything sounds cliché when the emotions of a real situation are involved.” “Live for your obsession. Obsess over your living.” “Your bright energy is helping those around you more than you know. Keep putting yourself out there.” Quotes of the Week from Others “If the mountain was smooth, you wouldn’t be able to…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Flowers

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Flowers

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Pain and suffering are the siblings of commitment and progress.” “Shit’s gettin’ heavy real quick.” – Mid-workout thoughts. “Silence is peace.” “Know your history. It’s important.” “The flowers in the driveway taunt me.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.” – Zeno of Citium “As we live our lives, we find ourselves confronted with a brute fact about how little we can know about our…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

Quotes of the Week from Me: Quotes are thoughts. Bits of knowledge. Sometimes commands. I believe they can be questions too. “Find something you want to wake up early for, even on a Saturday.” “There is a generational debate about the definition of efficient innovation. What is progress? What is laziness?” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else “So, you aren’t from here, but you are here, and it’s lovely to have you.” – Kind old man from my neighborhood…

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