Gratitude: PYP 384
It’s easy for me (and I guess, a lot of us) to focus on the negative these days. I’m reminding myself daily to look for things to be grateful for – and finding them!
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What is Essential: PYP 383
In these strange times, we have an opportunity to remember what is essential, and what is fluff. Who are we really, and how can we carry that realization forward once we attain a new equilibrium?
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The Illusion and Reality of Control: PYP 382
In a world in which we have virtually no control, how do we assert control in a useful way?
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Cultivating Emotional Herd Immunity: PYP 381
Those of us who have survived difficult times – physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual – have a gift for the rest of society: the knowledge that we can handle what seems unmanageable, and grow from what seems diabolical.
Let’s share those gifts now, to counter all the fear and panic and despair out there.
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You and What Army?: PYP 380
Now is not the time to indulge in crappy food choices, even though we may be stressed and cooped up and grieving.
We have an army inside us – our immune system – that does its best to keep us safe. Now’s the time to feed it well.
We have an opportunity to find new sources of dopamine, of joy, of connection.
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Don and the Perfect Game: PYP 377
Don Larson died this month, at the age of 90.
He played baseball professionally from 1953 to 1967, and had a less than stellar career. As a pitcher, his lifetime record was 81 wins and 91 losses. He played five of those years with the powerhouse New York Yankees during their dynastic heyday in the 1950s; his record for lesser teams was a dismal 36 wins and 67 losses.
And yet he’s one of my favorite players of all time.
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How to Accelerate Your Progress by Stepping on DGAS: PYP 375
Today is January 2, 2020. If you’re a resolutions kind of person, today is the second day to do the thing you’ve decided to do.
Are you still motivated? I certainly hope so!
What about tomorrow? Will you be motivated then as well? Fingers crossed…
And the day after tomorrow?
And the day after that?
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Van der Waals Forces to the Rescue: PYP 373
When I was in 11th grade, I came in 3rd in the New Jersey Science League Chemistry II competition.
Which was odd.
I wasn’t one of the best chemistry students in the state, by far. I wasn’t even close to being the best chemistry student in my high school. Hell, I wasn’t close to be the best chemistry student in my chemistry class.
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Lost in the Land of the Liars: PYP 371
There’s a logic puzzle, well-known to those of us who never dated in high school, about an island that’s inhabited by two tribes – the Liars and the Truthtellers. It’s impossible to tell them apart by looks.
You’re on this island, at a fork in the road, lost and confused, and you want to know which road takes you to the village. Especially because the other road leads to a dangerous dragon.
You meet a native of the island, and get to ask one question. What question can you ask to find your way to the village?
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Feed the Crying Baby at 3am: PYP 369
After the third consecutive night of no sleep, I was starting to lose it.
Our newborn daughter, who had looked so sweet and angelic in the moments right after her birth (9 on the APGAR – you go, girl!) had morphed into a demonic nighttime presence.
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