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The Good Life - 10/24/2022 - Very tired this morning *
It’s Monday again and I’m ready for another week of work. Alright, maybe I’m not as ready as I’d like to be… I’m pretty tired actually....

Kurt Bell
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Thoughts after surgery
Yesterday’s surgery was an eye-opening experience for me on several fronts: first, tackling the onset of my own inevitable bodily...

Kurt Bell
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Senior Village - Let me in!
I had an experience this morning at my local park which helped open my eyes about one of the possible reasons seniors might choose to...

Kurt Bell
Jul 16, 20223 min read
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A haunting thought
I've been watching the latest season of the Netflix series Alone. The prize is $500,000 USD for the person who can remain alone in the...

Kurt Bell
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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How can I maintain temperance for more than a decade?
Hi Eric, I'm glad to hear that you are finding Going Alone interesting and that you are inspired to get outdoors. Temperance is a daily...

Kurt Bell
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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STOIC POETRY | No desert today...
I failed to go to the desert today. Instead, I allowed my daily life to hold me close and keep me near. Perhaps though, this is not a bad...

Kurt Bell
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Catastrophizing
Imagining the worst, even from events which are nearly the least. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book...

Kurt Bell
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Less success
Sharing the less than successful results of a second morning testing the Objective of #Audience. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more...

Kurt Bell
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Morning anxiety
Sharing my results of the first Monday using my new Good Life Objective, “Audience”. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The...

Kurt Bell
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Two chairs in a desert
Exploring a new objective to use in managing the many thoughts which crowd my mind demanding time and attention. My name is Kurt Bell....

Kurt Bell
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Beating a small horse to death
Recounting an anecdote from Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and the moral implications of not fearing God. My name is Kurt Bell. You...

Kurt Bell
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | “To die in the wilderness”
Reading from Going Alone and the chapter My muse is a corpse. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book...

Kurt Bell
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Is my dog going to die?
Discovering that my dog may have eaten poison and working to control my emotional reaction and stay focused on helping to ensure my dog...

Kurt Bell
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | A passenger on a bus
The principle of The Pirate Ride suggests that free will is an illusion created by our seeming sense of the options which life presents...

Kurt Bell
Jul 4, 20202 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Holding my tongue
During a discussion with a coworker today I realized I had said too much. It would have been better if I had left off speaking after my...

Kurt Bell
Jul 3, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Emily is making art for my book
My daughter has begun to produce art for my book Going Alone. She came with me to the desert recently to experience firsthand the...

Kurt Bell
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | The Supercar Solitude
My daughter Emily joined me on this trip after I hired her to draw a map and various illustrations for use with the Going Alone and The...

Kurt Bell
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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STOIC POETRY | BOOK READING - Going Alone - My god is a Little God
While Emily works to enliven the wastes below the bridge, I relate the final chapter of Going Alone, which both acknowledges and...

Kurt Bell
Jun 14, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | Emily leaves a message under the Writing Bridge
My daughter joins me at Siberia to learn about the ruins and guess at the stories of the lives which were once lived at this place and...

Kurt Bell
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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STOIC POETRY | The Desert Father Solitude
En route to Siberia ghost town, I’ve stopped for shelter within the skeletal remains of a Route 66 gas station. The wind today is hard...

Kurt Bell
Jun 11, 20205 min read
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