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Meandering Thoughts & Book on Maternal Psychosis
Clarified Tagline for Reality Bytes I changed the tagline of my blog to say, “My Meandering Thoughts and Healthy Living Journal” after ChatGPT said I had an observer problem with my posts and the theme of the blog. To me, healthy living is about living in the moment and deriving meaning through daily actions and…
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The Work of a Human & “Little p Purpose”
This morning, I was lying in bed and enjoying my cotton blankets. I had slept 12 hours, which is the most I’ve slept in 2 weeks due to flu/possible pneumonia. As I lingered and enjoyed the waffled texture of my blanket, I thought about how Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations said we should not lie…
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Embracing Longevity: A Shift in my Perspective
When I was younger, I did not want to live a long life. I felt like life was cruel and I did not see myself being fifty years old. At 47, about to turn 48 years old, I feel differently about the concept of living a very long life. I hope to live a long…
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Freedom of Will & Living Well
Freedom of Will, a concept of Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy A lot of times you hear about free will in religious circles. You also hear criticism of the concept of freedom of will from those who say we are never truly free of the human condition. Viktor Frankl discovered, as a prisoner in a holocaust death…
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Hope for the Future Keeps Us Alive
Spinoza’s Ethics Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it. Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning The prisoner who had lost faith in the future—his future—was doomed. With his loss of belief in the future, he also lost his spiritual hold; he let…
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1st Day of 2026
The Flu Yesterday, I began to feel a little under the weather, and by that evening I realised I have the flu. This morning, I woke up at 5 am as usual, but then I went back to sleep on the couch. Gumbo, my 11-year-old Chihuahua, was snuggled into the side of my body. He…
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The Future or the Past?
Earlier in my life, I tried to focus on the present and ignore the past. Then, the mental container holding the past began to burst and destroy my present. Several years were spent learning to acknowledge the past, grow from it, and still remain in the present. But recently, I guess it is age-related, I…
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My Biggest Challenges…
My biggest challenges are mental health related. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have to struggle with my mental health. Those moments are pity parties. When I’m feeling optimistic and grateful, I realise that having mental health challenges has helped me to become a nicer person. Instead of being so competitive or judgmental towards other people,…
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Living with Purpose & the Role of AI in Writing and Community
Purpose I finished reading The Purpose Code by Jordan Grumet yesterday. Initially, I didn’t enjoy the book and put off completing it until the end of 2025 while in a mad dash to wrap up books I started reading this year. The last two sections were more enjoyable than the first, and I found myself…
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Reflection: Big Sky Possibilities & Healthy Choices
Big Sky Possibilities Yesterday, my youngest daughter who is twenty years old, K, and I walked on the Poudre River trail in northern Colorado. The weather is unseasonably warm this year and there is a snow drought. When there is a snow drought and high winds, fire warnings are common. Luckily, we live in an…
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