Author: Lem Usita
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Date a Few Ambitions
I got this line from a Donald Miller post. He gives this suggestion. He says to “date around” – vocation-wise, passion-wise, experience-wise. Actually, I would include dating around as that might help you figure out some ambitions. It’s about Dating Around Smartly – With Purpose. Man, does that sound like…
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Weird Together
I could’ve called this host a community of weirdos. Instead I chose to call it by this title. I have been listening to talks about how subcultures and how people in subcultures find each other. It’s a part of our identity formation to find a community where we fit. You…
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Cultural Programming
You are shaped by the stories that you hear and the storytellers that share them. This week, I had the privilege or speaking a the Joshua Wilderness Institute at Hume Lake. It was such a great time. I got to record a podcast with Rich – the Academic Dean at…
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Mature with the Artist
This idea came awhile ago. I’ve been sitting on this draft for almost 3 months. I first heard the idea on a podcast. The idea is that when an artist releases their first album and it just sells like crazy – people fall in love with this “brand new idea…
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The Value of a Bad Grade
I was reflecting on a particular paper that I wrote in high school. I remember the topic and my grade, but this one paper really opened my mind to a whole new way of thinking. The topic is irrelevant. The main idea is that my teacher that was grading the…
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Seeing Toothpicks
One of the main skills for identity development is having the ability to self-reflect and self-evaluate. I had a conversation with one of my students – about their strengths and talents – and it was a great conversation where you help someone “self-reflect.” It helps you to see who you…
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Emotion Words
I am needing to learn more emotion words. I don’t even know how to describe it. I got the normal and natural words that we think of when I think about emotions. Sometimes though, you feel an emotion and the normal, natural words just don’t do it justice. If you’re…
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Identity Caption 1
I wanted to share some of the pictures that I take that need an identity caption. You don’t need to add a caption, but it is definitely appreciated. I have seen other blogs that do this – where they post pictures and ask for a caption. I figured – I’d…
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Nothing to Say
Sometimes there is just nothing to say. Sometimes you just sit there and stare at the screen. Nothing wrong with that. When you have nothing to say – you have nothing to say. There’s no point in trying to figure out what to say – when you have nothing to…
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The 30 App Rule
So I set up a new phone today. It’s such a blessing to set up a new phone because it gives me an opportunity to start over. There are 2 kinds of apps – life giving apps (the kind that make you life much simpler and helps you to live…
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10 Minutes is not Enough for this Assignment
This was said in my class today. I wanted to give them more time for the assignment – like 30 minutes – but that wouldn’t have been enough time either. So why give the assignment then if it wasn’t going to get done – well, simply so that the assignment…
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