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july 2023 reading wrap-up
📚July Wrap-up📚 What an insane month. An abrupt ending of one part of my life and a total lifestyle change for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way – this new lifestyle is already providing me with new experiences, skills, and knowledge that I wouldn’t have gained before. In addition to all of these…
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the nine lives of pakistan by Declan Walsh
The Nine Lives of Pakistan – DNF with Quick Thoughts I appreciate Walsh’s form of storytelling and his discussion of the state of Pakistan. I felt that this would be more appreciated by Walsh’s longtime readers and those who have a greater understanding of Pakistan’s history. I may revisit this when I’ve studied Pakistan more…
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Sunday musings
Picture (and musings I guess) inspired by the popular bookstagram hashtag “shelfiesunday” feat. one of this morning’s coffees and a very disorganized bookshelf from moving. I am very excited to move books around and have a little change of scenery on my shelves. I’m not entirely sure how I’ll organize yet, but I’m sure when…
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reading outside
I’ve seen recently that Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols discusses that seeing water is proven to provide health benefits. And it has been one of my goals for the past couple of years (since quitting my last office job) to be outside as much as possible. These last few days of spending more time…
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monday motivation 7.24.23
Let’s kick life’s ass this week. As Cam Hanes says, “No one cares. Work harder.” Push yourself past your limits. You’ll do things that you would’ve never imagined. If you’re feeling any Monday blues, drink some coffee, take a breath, and get to work. Read on.
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new books 7.20.23
My most recently acquired books The audio that I used on instagram for this little stack is so fitting. Because that’s what I have to do with books that will be heavy or classics that I know may take me longer. If I keep putting it off, that’s that much less time I’ll have to…
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7.18 and fuck socialism
I meant for a Monday motivation post yesterday, but life had other plans. So here is some Tuesday motivation, if you are interested (I know I am). Keep getting after it. The more you do when you don’t feel like it, the more resilient you’ll be when you have long days. And just think, if…
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library haul
I went on a checkout spree and I definitely won’t have time to read through all of these. My plan isn’t to read through all of them, though. I’m going to look at only a few specifics in a couple of them and probably skim some other stuff just to see what they have to…
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sound of freedom
Last week I saw Sound of Freedom, an indie film produced by Angel Studios that is about a specific case of child sex trafficking. Those in the US can buy a ticket here. The movie opened my (and I believe a lot of other people’s) eyes to the truth of child trafficking. I knew some…
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4th of July 2023
Happy 4th of July to those in the US I listened to the latest Shawn Ryan podcast episode, where his wife interviewed him regarding his thoughts on the state of the US and how our country has affected him. And I’d have to say, I’ve been feeling pretty similar to how Shawn Ryan described his…
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