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Sovereign: How to Rule Your Own Life gratitude mental health mindfulness optimism purpose Oct 02, 2026

A sovereign is someone who is completely independent and wields supreme power. Inherent in the definition is the expectation that that person enjoys the spoils of victory, bears the burden of defeat, ...

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Out of the Blue: Life is Not Linear aging gratitude life lessons mindset optimism Sep 04, 2026

Every year, I think it’s my imagination. Now I know that it isn’t.

Most mornings, I get up early to walk four or five miles as a way to start my day. The last few years, I have noticed something unexpe...

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The Power of Mindset: Who Are You? existentialism identity mindset optimism purpose Aug 28, 2026

Like most things, it’s a double-edged sword, a tool.

A hammer can be used to build a house, or commit homicide.

Mindset is much more powerful.

Mindset created the hammer, defined civilization, built worl...

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Building Optimism: A Practical Guide choice inspiration mindset optimism purpose Apr 10, 2026

So you’ve lost everything you’ve worked for. All the people you trusted have betrayed you. Again—and maybe several times over—you find yourself having to start from scratch.

Or you are dealing with iss...

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What If Everything's OK? The power of optimism to create well-being. meaning mindset optimism positive psychology reframing Mar 13, 2026

“These are the good old days” - Carly Simon (Anticipation, 1971)

I’m as guilty as anyone. I can allow myself to focus on what I don’t have, what I am working to create, to be. I can fall into a “defici...

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No Clear Path action gratitude mindset optimism planning May 19, 2025

Life is a series of unpredictable events. We bounce along between triumph and tragedy, spend too much time in survival mode, and never get a clear read on exactly why we are here. Sometimes our contin...

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Be Real authenticity limitation mindset optimism success May 05, 2025

Much has been said about authenticity: why we should be real, brah—regarding who we are and what we want. But pull back the curtain, and you find that we are each a jumble of disjointed foibles: inacc...

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Choose Courage courage discipline mindset optimism purpose Mar 31, 2025

This is a time of tremendous, life-altering transition for many people in my immediate circle. Some are family, some are friends; I love them all deeply. Some are dealing with the end of long-term rel...

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