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Getting Out of Bed

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Why do you get out of bed in the morning?  Is it so you can exercise the privilege of spending 8 hours in a cubicle?

I didn’t think so.

In Okinawa, it’s call the ikigai.  In Costa Rica, it’s the plan de vida.  It’s your sense of purpose–the reason you get out of [...]

Hippy Month – September’s 30 Day Project

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My 30 Day Project for August was…forgotten.  I didn’t notice August roll in, and when that fact finally registered, I had already blown the project.  With that, and our planned vacation, I decided to take the month off.  Yes, I am a slacker.

So, now that it is September, I’m getting back on track.  This [...]

5 Reasons to Quit Saving and Start Living

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Live is all about trade-offs.  You trade your time for a paycheck.  Your trade your paycheck for food, rent, and security.  Don’t get so obsessed with saving and security that you forget to live your life.   There are many good reasons to put your savings on hold in order to really live.  [...]

Saturday Roundup

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