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Category Archives: Gratitude
All through the night
A funny thing happened after I began working from home in October 2010. My approximate bedtime of 2am most nights soon became 5am most nights. Because I no longer had to think about waking up by a certain time each … Continue reading
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Poor Man, Rich Man: DA (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 A week later, I went back to DA. And for the next six months I went back to most meetings, unless something suddenly came up that night. The routine very quickly fell into place – catching … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Gratitude, Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Pain, Poor Man Rich Man
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Poor Man, Rich Man: DA (Part 2)
Part 1 A funny thing happened on the way to my first DA meeting. A couple of hours before the meeting, I caught the train over to the major suburb near the meeting venue. I did this to have dinner … Continue reading
Kindle: Year One
Previous posts on this subject: Kindle Kindle, again 21 April, 2012. Yes, it’s been a year since that fateful night when I made the big decision to buy an Amazon Kindle (or a Kindle Keyboard, as my model is now … Continue reading
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Poor Man, Rich Man (a new series and category)
There’s a small IKEA storage container that sits on the bottom shelf of the freezer in my fridge. That container holds six dead relics from an 18-year chapter of my life that came to an end on Monday 14 February … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Gratitude, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Pain, Poor Man Rich Man
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The Longest Day (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The final six hours – Tuesday 8 November 8pm to Wednesday 9 November 2am My friend and I got to the cinema with plenty of time before In Time and took our assigned seats. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Gratitude, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Pain
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Brief announcement
I am holidaying interstate with family and friends up until New Year’s Eve, so from now until then I am unsure when I will be posting here next. Until then, stay well, take care and if you celebrate it, Merry … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Happiness, Having a Laugh, Life is Good
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15 Minutes (Part 3)
Continued from these thrilling installments: Part 1 Part 2 Down Oxford Street again, for the second time within an hour, but walking as fast as I can. Back across Hyde Park South, but instead of following the north-west path to … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Gratitude, Inspiration, Life Challenges, My Story, Resilience
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Less than 10 metres away
WARNING The following post describes an accident that some readers may find upsetting. As well, there is language that some readers may find offensive. Every Friday and Sunday night whenever possible, I like to have dinner at a particular restaurant … Continue reading
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Kindle, again
(Continued from this previous entry) It’s been just over a week since I began using my Amazon Kindle. And already, my life has changed in several ways. * The first ebook I purchased and read on my Kindle was Andrew … Continue reading
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