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Friday tradition: ending the week with some shared joy. Tell me something good. What good thing happened in your life this week? Caught up with a friend or caught up on your sleep, either works. Just something good.

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Not a lot of people understand this... but you actually don’t have to have an opinion about everything. You don’t have to decide if something is good or bad. Marcus Aurelius says limiting the amount of opinions we have is one of the most powerful things we can do in life.

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Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2

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It's easy to talk about courage, but another thing to live it minute by minute. happinessreimagined.substack.com/p/everyone-i...

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We are living in frightening times. Whatever you do, do not simply hope things will get better. open.substack.com/pub/happines...

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In times like these, realizing that nobody is coming to rescue us is critically important. You ARE the cavalry. open.substack.com/pub/happines...

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Remember: You don't control what happens.

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Courage is a superpower. happinessreimagined.substack.com/p/what-is-it...

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THE FACEBOOK EXPOSÉ BOOK IS SO GOOD EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT #BookSky libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

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Emma got a job offer last night that could solve her money problems. after living paycheck to paycheck since I was 17, it's hard to express how much this means to me. there is so much hard work left to do, but everything in my life is so much better than I knew it could be <3 time to do the work :]

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Hegseth is planning a “sweeping overhaul of the judge advocate general’s corps as part of an effort to make the US military less restricted by the laws of armed conflict.”

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What schools honor the brilliance in each child while nurturing curiosity, community, and compassion? 🙏

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I’m working this weekend with twenty men whose sole purpose is to cultivate kindness in men throughout the world. It’s the most powerful antidote to ignorance and narcissism that I know of. 🙏

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I am Canadian and I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY AN ORANGE FROM FLORIDA OR A DROP OF FLORIDA ORANGE JUICE! FYI, Oasis orange juice is a Canadian brand that sources oranges from Brazil. BUY OASIS! 🍁

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Who are you without your labels? It is the most important question you will ever ask yourself. open.substack.com/pub/happines...

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Long eared owl clapping in flight as he hunts over the buttercup fields. © 📸 driver.david #Owl #Birds

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Cowards all: apnews.com/article/town...

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If you want to eat the most expensive eggs you’ve ever had in your life, you should have backyard chickens. Don’t get me wrong, I love them and have raised them, but they are an expensive hobby.

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Now is not the time to stop thinking for yourself. medium.com/change-your-...

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There’s nothing more adorable than a little round and irresistibly charming saw-whet owl. maxime_lv photography📸 #littleowl #Nature

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Not feeling great about the state of the world or my ability to do anything about it. So we bribed the boys with iPad time for every bag of trash they helped clean up on our rural road. Feel better.

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That’s the ticket. Show up in court, with your Bar licenses on the line, and answer a judge’s pointed and specific questions on how this deal went down.

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“It will be far more difficult to undo than do.” — Alexander Hamilton

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Downplaying your achievements is not the antidote to appearing arrogant. Humility is acknowledging your weaknesses, not denying your strengths. Generosity is elevating others, not diminishing yourself. Owning your success doesn't make you a narcissist—it makes you a role model.

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When tyranny raises its ugly head, it is not the time to stop thinking for yourself. medium.com/change-your-...

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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been! with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.

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How to be a critical thinker: 1. Be 10% more skeptical of people you agree with—and 10% more charitable to those you disagree with 2. Find flaws in ideas you like—and strengths in views you dislike 3. Discount sources that peddle one narrative—and learn from those that explore competing ideas

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