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  • Your Heroes

    Your Heroes

    I have written about how every single experience and relationship in your past has shaped you.  You are the sum total of al of that.  There is not such thing as an insignificant event or experience in your past.  Every relationship leaves a mark. Having a Heroes also has an…

  • Give Up Your Teenage Years – the John Salley Lesson

    Give Up Your Teenage Years – the John Salley Lesson

    I – I wish I was a little bit taller – I wish I was a baller I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her I wish I had a rabbit in a bat with a hat and a ’64 Impala   You might know…

  • 26.2%

    26.2%

    So July 9th, I wrote a post called 28.1%.  It was post about the BMI and how it’s a horrible measure for identity.  We shouldn’t pay attention to someone calling you overweight.  Then I did a follow up post called 26.9%, August 8th.  This one is called 26.2% The first…

  • People that Give You Energy

    People that Give You Energy

    I heard this line today.  I’ve also been reading about it – this connectedness that is possible with people – even on a sub-conscious level.  Very interesting. I like the idea of people that give me energy.  Selfishly, I like it when I am energized.  It’s great when you hang…

  • 26.9%

    26.9%

    So about a month ago, I wrote a post that I called 28.1%.  That was my BMI – body mass index.  According to the chart that I looked at, it said that at that percentage, I am overweight. About a month later, I’m at 26.9%.  I am still in the…

  • Mental Model

    Mental Model

    So I read about Mental Models today.  Basically, a mental model is formed early in life and then they stick with us for the rest of our lives.  When things happen in our lives, our brains bring up these mental models and bring us back to the experience – the…

  • Forgetting Where You’re From

    Forgetting Where You’re From

    It is easy for me to forget where I come from.  It’s easy for me to get so caught up with the things going on in life that I miss out on things because I forget where I come from.  Do you know what I’m talking about. When it comes…

  • The Range of Comfortable

    The Range of Comfortable

    Take any aspect of your life.  There is a range that you are comfortable with – no matter what aspect you think about. For instance – when it comes to food, we all have a range of types of foods and tastes that we are comfortable.  Andrew Zimmern has a…

  • Resting Heart Rate

    Resting Heart Rate

    Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the different ways that we categorize ourselves.  I had written about how we can sometimes find out identity in the BMI.  I still think I’m overweight – although I’ve lost some lbs., and I’m trying to lose more. Here’s another measure that you can…

  • Make Meaning

    Make Meaning

    I recorded a podcast today with my good friend Dr. Lisa Gates.  You can check out the episode next week when it comes out on the identitySHOW.  I can’t wait to listen to it again.  She studies identity and has done a lot of thinking in this area.  I learn…

  • Sometimes You Need Help

    Sometimes You Need Help

    I wrote a post that I called Becoming What You Hate.  I have been thinking about it quite a bit.  I know what I hate, and it’s just natural to become it.  I wonder if it’s because I think about it so much. As I’ve thought about it more, I…

  • Reclaim the Mystery

    Reclaim the Mystery

    I heard someone say this.  The context of the conversation was how we live such public lives.  We do live our lives on Facebook and Twitter.  We spend times posting everything.  We share what sandwich we eat.  We share how we are feeling when we are standing in line when…