I love having my own store so I can make things the way I think they should be.

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Kids scream, “Monster in the hallway!”, and hide behind the couch.  They stack up cushions for protection, and plan their defense.  They know it’s not true — there’s not really a monster in the hallway — but it’s exciting to feel the adrenaline of panic, then make a shelter and feel safe.

make believe

In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever actions you take in your life.  The story is about how we choose beliefs because they’re useful, not true.     Beliefs make emotions.  Emotions make actions.

a daily run, part two

Every day you go on a long run through the forest.

a daily run, part one

Your explanations are not true

Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup.

shortest date, and ketchup

Derek Sivers

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