Parallel Paths: A Beach Walk Illuminating Life's Philosophies
Two young men, in the twilight of their college years, find themselves walking side by side along a beach. The sand beneath their feet is...
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Kurt Bell
- Jun 7, 2023
- 3 min
☀️ The Good Life - 06/07/2023 - A young man at work
I was at the office yesterday and a young coworker asked about my book. I had a copy in my bag which I signed and gave to him. The smile...
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Kurt Bell
- Mar 25, 2023
- 2 min
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Writing Bridge
It’s 7:00 AM and time for another live book reading from Going Alone. Today, I’ll read the short chapter titled The Writing Bridge, which...
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Kurt Bell
- Mar 12, 2023
- 2 min
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - Introduction
I’m back at the beach today for a second try (after failing yesterday due to rain). Having completed one full reading of Going Alone from...
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Kurt Bell
- Mar 4, 2023
- 2 min
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - Last bits
It’s time for my first live book reading since before going to Japan. This morning, I’ll read the final bits of my book, GoingAlone....
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Kurt Bell
- Feb 17, 2023
- 2 min
Day 61 ocean swim
Tomorrow I go back to Japan. It’s been almost nine years to the day since I left that country behind. I was kinda broken inside then. I’d...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 31, 2023
- 2 min
Day 59 ocean swim
I’m reading a book now without chapters, which is interesting and engaging, like a life without any determined pause; just episodes, and...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 31, 2023
- 2 min
Day 58 ocean swim
Such punctuation on a day. To be cold, wet, alone and at the cusp of night. Such a way to see a good day through—to make even a difficult...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 31, 2023
- 2 min
Day 57 ocean swim
It’s becoming much easier to run. At first, two weeks back, the running was a labored, straining, gasping affair; stopping for breath at...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min
A young woman into the sea
There’s someone new at the beach… A young woman began coming here alone a few weeks back. She sits by herself a hundred yards up the...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min
Day 55 ocean swim
My holiday has begun, and my mind is unspooling the thoughts of work to instead dwell on thoughts of time—and the good use of time—and...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 26, 2023
- 2 min
Day 54 ocean swim
One more day of work before vacation. I think the teams have everything under control. I noticed positive Teams chatter after I’d logged...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 24, 2023
- 2 min
Running across the bottom of the sea
The tide is very low tonight... I feel like I’m running over and across the bottom of the sea. Miles glide by like sailing. #GoingAlone...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 21, 2023
- 2 min
Day 52 ocean swim
I barely beat nightfall tonight. Just a few seconds of direct, warm, sunlight before the day is gone. That’s alright. I’ll take whatever...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min
Day 49 ocean swim
The storms have passed and our winter beach has returned to it’s familiar attitude and ways. It’s good to run again down and into the ...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 9, 2023
- 2 min
Day 46 ocean swim
So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 8, 2023
- 2 min
Day 44 ocean swim
I talked to a thirty-something year old surfer just now, looking down in the dumps by the stairs. He was dripping wet, watching his four...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 8, 2023
- 2 min
Day 43 ocean swim
I missed two whole days jumping into the sea. And boy did I miss ‘em. It’s like skipping a necessary meal, or missing sleep, or ...
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 5, 2023
- 2 min
Running along the beach at age 58
I added to my evening swim today a half mile run through the shallow waters where the ocean caresses the land here in Huntington Beach....
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Kurt Bell
- Jan 5, 2023
- 1 min
Day 42 ocean swim
Forgot my glasses today. So, I’ll just run instead of type. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife #TrueLimits The Good Life Meditation is my daily...
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