Monthly Archives: February 2016

Visual Soliloquy #1238 Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer…

Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. –Denis Waitley Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your … Continue reading

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Fluffy Chicken Suit, Experiential Education, and Meaningful Work

It’s midweek of midterm break. Today is the first day in awhile that I’ve had to pause and reflect. I’ve been doing a number of community engagement events over the past week, and although I love them, they make days … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1237 The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand…

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. –Vince Lombardi

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Visual Soliloquy #1236 The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day…

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What … Continue reading

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Everest 3.0: Tire-d Again

Today was the day. The tires joined the training team again after a six month sojourn in the house’s crawl space. It’s a bit funny that today was the day. It’s wasn’t the day because I’d marked it on my … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1235 Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud…

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. –Maya Angelou

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Visual Soliloquy #1234 Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad…

Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad. —Anonymous Today is a very special Visual Soliloquy. 1234. At one point, I thought I would stop doing them at this number. But I won’t. I’m still enjoying doing them too … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1233 As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live…

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Visual Soliloquy #1232 We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves…

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #1231 Exploration is a state of mind. It’s a way of being in the world…

Exploration is a state of mind. It’s a way of being in the world. –TA Loeffler

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Visual Soliloquy #1230 In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed…

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. –Khalil Gibran

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Visual Soliloquy #1229 We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. –Cesar Chavez

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Visual Soliloquy #1228 I learned the value of hard work by working hard…

I learned the value of hard work by working hard. –Margaret Mead

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