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Are YOU or BOOKS the Remedy to a Bad Situation?

Every challenge is a new curriculum. Every time something fucked up happens to me in my life, I, like most of us, look at it as bad, shitty, and horrible. How can this be happening to me? Why? This absolutely sucks! But how many of us can say: well, this is just another chapter of [...]

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Overreacting to Injustice is Intelligent

At a bar where I exchange English for Spanish one a week for an hour not too long ago, I tried to turn in my free beer voucher for a nice cold pint but I was refused my usual beer and told that I could only have water. I asked the bartender why, “that’s the [...]

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A Call for the Revival of Humanity

An impasse is where we are, my friends. As a nation, society, and down to the very individual, we’ve hit a wall. The temple, which traditionally is the area where land is cleared and set aside for worship, honor, and the renewal of Grace, has been wiped out absolutely. In exchange, a new temple has [...]

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in South America

It was a year-and-a-half ago when I first stepped off the plane in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The day was hot as hell and I hadn’t slept a wink for forty-hours straight — jumping from country to country, delay after delay. I’ll spare you the details. But finally, I was there! “The Paris of South America,” [...]

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Some Quick Reading Tips

You guys already know that I’m a reader, but today I wanted to share a few brief tips on how I’m able to stay interested in reading and how I actually learn from what I’m reading. Let’s jump right into it: Read things that you’re truly interested in. If you like Nature and simplicity, then [...]

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I’m Thankful for My Quarter-Life Crisis

It doesn’t feel good to not have a lot of money. It’s a scary feeling when you are in the process of finding out who you are — when the mind begins to bow to the heart. It’s a dark tunnel that one must pass through to get to the light. I’m estranged from the [...]

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Productivity is Remaining Centered throughout your Day

Yesterday was just one of those days of accomplishing absolutely nothing. Sure, I made a video. That was cool. But all n’ all, the day passed by in little superficial skips between learning languages, reading, talking with friends, watching “Californication,” learning how to design ebooks, cruising around on amazon.com for cool books, writing a bit, [...]

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Everything is BOTH Good and Bad

This symbol (Yin-Yang) represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents “everything”, while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called “yin” (black) and “yang” (white), which cause everything to happen. They are not completely black or white, just as things in life [...]

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I Want to go to Bed Feeling Good

I want to go to bed knowing that I lived today. Not half-lived. Not lived mediocrely. Not lived half-heartedly. Not lived under fear. Not lived by the commands and wishes of others. Not lived in a sad and despondent way. No, I mean REALLY and TRULY lived today. Yeah, that’s how I want to go [...]

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