rethinking appreciation #22

here's a simple tip to spice up your appreciation

gratitude

or thankfulness. 

get small.

everyone says they are thankful for family.

friends.

neighbors. 

that's the big answer.

challenge yourself to get small.

be thankful for something about them. 

some tiny detail of their personality.

or a particular skill they possess.

or something they have done for you.

what about that person makes them special to you?

maybe it's something only you see.

or a story that only makes sense

or means something

to you.

because the smaller the detail

the bigger the appreciation.

happy thanksgiving.

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rethinking appreciation #21

good mental health starts with our ability to see value in places where other people aren't even looking. now through the end of the year, i'm challenging myself to find something new to appreciate every week.

another installation of appreciation poetry

today we appreciate really really small things i mean the smallest thing you see thousands of them every day you see billions in your lifetime you never think about it but you instinctively know what to do when you see one and the true test of appreciation is to imagine a world without this minuscule marvel stop and take a second to appreciate the simplicity and necessity of the period

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rethinking appreciation #20

when i was younger, calisthenics was black and white videos of men in tight shorts doing exercises that looked scripted by monty python. 

or it was toe touches and jumping jacks in gym class. just let us play basketball!!!

now calisthenics is the thing I can't stop talking about.

when the conversation goes to diet & fitness, i'm that guy preaching about body weight exercises.

I appreciate the simplicity, versatility and portability of calisthenics. 

all you need is your own body.

no expensive gym memberships.

no equipment collecting dust in your basement.

no struggle to find 20 minutes in your busy day for exercise. 

i do squats and leg lifts when i brush my teeth. i told you i'm that guy. 

i'll stretch for 5 minutes in my office, and I don't have to change into workout clothes. 

my exercise used to be about pretty muscles. 

be buff. look good. 

now i want to keep my body functioning.

I want flexibility and balance.  

I appreciate that an exercise philosophy thousands of years old allows me to do that. 

for free. 

while i'm brushing my teeth. 

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rethinking appreciation #19

good mental health starts with our ability to see value in places where other people aren't even looking. now through the end of the year, i'm challenging myself to find something new to appreciate every week. 

another installment of appreciation poetry...

only a married person 

can fully appreciate 

the thrill of sleeping 

diagonal 

in a hotel bed.

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