May 2013
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April 2013
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Seth Godin on FOMO (the fear of missing out), joy... →
“The only place joy can be found is right here and right now. Everyone who is selling you dissatisfaction is working for their own selfish ends.” - Seth Godin in Fomo, Joy, Jealousy and the Lizard
March 2013
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“Under the pavement, the dirt is dreaming of grass.”
– Wendell Barry via Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday
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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious...”
– Thornton WIlder
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February 2013
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Bad Things, Good People, and Why They Connect
I have a few friends who have recently gone through some difficult experiences, and one recently said that they keep thinking, “Why do bad things happen to ‘good people’?”
I (think I) figured it out; at least some of it.
Bad things happen to ‘good people’ because they will use the grief, lessons, and understanding to help others in similar situations.
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““When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project,...”
January 2013
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December 2012
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An excerpt from A Love Letter: Do You Desire to be...
“…Every person on this planet, including you, desires to be deeply loved.
At the core of your soul, your spirit requires that in this lifetime you seek out and find unconditional and pure love.
The reason most of us spend our lives searching without ever really finding it, is not because this precious love doesn’t exist, or even that it is rare.
You’ve been taught to...
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November 2012
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WatchA short video of a cute little wallaby, to brighten your day.
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A Thank You From The Road
We have now been on the road for four weeks.
It’s liberating, constantly exciting, and sometimes very frustrating.
Thus far on the adventure, we:
• left The Snowys and spent a week in Canberra, the Australian capital city
• drove to the coast and stopped in Bateman’s Bay, Mystery Bay, Congo and Byron Bay
• really enjoyed Byron and stayed in the area for four days, during which...
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October 2012
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September 2012
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August 2012
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Chance Meetings and The Power of Positive Thinking
I started yesterday the way I have started most since I moved to Australia: alarm, shower, decaf green tea, rolled oats, email checking, carpool with the boy into town to work from my favorite coffee shop.
When I got there, I was once again greeted by the friendly staff who call me “Green Tea Kelly”, and sat at my favorite table [next to the outlet] to use some free WiFi and zone into...
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“If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone...”
– Aleph by Paulo Coelho
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What Matters Most
“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.” - The Grateful Dead
Today I was given another reminder of what matters most in life.
Ever since I left New York, I have partially felt the need to justify my lifestyle.
Where am I living? With whom? Why? For how long?
Today I had several conversations with people that I trust that...
July 2012
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“Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being ‘silly.’ But the word...”
– Zig Ziglar (via justbesplendid)
June 2012
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Two Years Later
It’s now been two years since I left NYC.
I wrote a post on this day last year, and want to keep reflecting.
Being from the “New York Metropolitan area”, living in NYC was my wish come true.
I was excited to move to New Zealand, but leaving close friends from middle school, high school, college and the start of my career was hard.
But if I hadn’t taken flight and made the...
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“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worst than the suffering itself....”
– - The Alchemist
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The Start of Chapter Oz
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home.” - Australian Aboriginal Proverb
We moved to Australia!
We left Tahoe Wednesday, June 6 and arrived in Sydney Friday, June 8 local time.
We spent the weekend in Sydney with one of the boy’s cousins, and had a lot of fun...
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“The idea is to die young, as late as possible”
– Bathroom stall
May 2012
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“We meet the places we wind up loving much the way we meet the people we fall...”
– Frank Bruni
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The people you'll meet, the places you'll go →
This describes my thoughts about my time in NYC, my recent trip back and my moves to New Zealand and to California.
heyamberrae:
…Since arriving in San Francisco to visit a week ago, I’ve walked around with a deep feeling of nostalgia, gratitude, and warmth. Everywhere I walk, I’m reminded of all the incredible people who touched my life, believed in me, and taught me how to come into...
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“”We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in...”
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WatchYes!
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn’t a good place to do it. At TEDxMidwest, he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.
April 2012
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Turning 26
Reflecting on my thoughts of ‘where’ I would be at this age, I’m mostly there, and I did things I never thought I would.
I knew I would have a Bachelor’s Degree and have started my career, and hoped that I would have (I did!) found a partner.
I didn’t think I would have left New York to move to New Zealand, and then to California.
I thought I would be in/have completed graduate...
