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Category Archives: Life Strategies
Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 2)
Part 1 Friday, 16 March, 2012. My second week of working in Canberra had come to an end. Like the first week, it had been demanding and at times grueling, but rewarding. I had been asked to stay a third … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bibliophilia, Happiness, Life is Good, Life Strategies
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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 1)
My previous walk Saturday, 10 March, 2012. After a week of very erratic weather, ranging from summer-like heat to winter-like cold and including heavy storms, it was a great day here in Canberra. I’d been here a week for an … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bibliophilia, Happiness, Life is Good, Life Strategies
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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 (Epilogue)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 There are several things I’ve gained from my first experience with major dental pain. First, as advised by my dentist, I now floss my teeth at least once a day. Previously, I’d … Continue reading
“Be at peace, son of Gondor.”
Last week at his blog, OneSTDV posed the following questions in his Saturday Audience Participation post ‘Emotional Response to Pop Culture’: Ever seen Twilight? Thoughts? Does any pop culture “get” to you emotionally? If so, give examples and explain how/why. … Continue reading
Antidepressants and me (Part 2)
Part 1 So in late August 2007, as advised by my psychiatrist, I began taking one Prozac capsule a day. Four weeks went by, the time in which my body should have adjusted to my new medication. At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Confidence, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges, Life is Good, Life Strategies, My Story, Therapy
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Antidepressants and me (Part 1 of a semi-regular series)
As I’ve mentioned several times before, since August 2007 my life has improved dramatically thanks partly to the therapy that I continue to this day. My therapy consists of weekly 30-minute visits to a local psychiatrist where we discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Depression, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Therapy
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15 Minutes (Part 2)
WARNING! The following post contains language that may offend some readers! Continued from this thrilling installment I quickly returned to the lights at Elizabeth and Park – and fortunately WALK was green, so I quickly and legally crossed Elizabeth to … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Anger, Hope, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story
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One does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers
To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post and being late with this one. * The week just past was spent on holiday, partly to take a short break from work and partly to visit family. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bibliophilia, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life is Good, Life Strategies
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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 5
Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 As well, it is recommended to read Part 5 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * In the last installment … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Life Challenges, Life is Good, Life Strategies, My Story
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