The Good Life - 12/13/2022 - Woo be damned *
A light switched on in my mind last night, prompted by a comment from Juan about taking charge of the visualization of our challenges,...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Day 27 ocean swim
A man came up to me after my swim today and while I was toweling off in the red glow. He said, “I walk here every evening and I see you ...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/12/2022 - Distant thunder *
Lightning and thunder this morning, way out over the sea. That’s the best kind—thunder and lightning from somewhere else: a high...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Good Life - 12/11/2022 - A rainy Sunday morning *
It’s a rainy day. Good thing our housework and shopping are done. It’s tempting now to rest, to sit on the sofa and watch a movie. But...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Day 26 ocean swim
Chores and shopping are done. “I’m going to the beach, Yumiko!” ”Ok, see ya.” There’s at least another thirty minutes of light, enough...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 10, 2022
- 1 min
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Writing Bridge
The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/10/2022 - A good day of work
A good night’s sleep. And I know why. It’s because I literally clobbered work yesterday. With just two meetings and a quiet email in-box...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Day 26 ocean swim
I stumbled and cut my leg open on my way to the beach. warm blood trickling down to my ankle. No biggie. The sea’ll sort this out. And so...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/09/2022 - Distracted by Juan *
I was distracted by Juan yesterday, by his excellence and professionalism, and his self-control and his poise. Juan meets others where...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Day 25 ocean swim
The kite guys are back. They asked me if the water’s cold. Heck yeah, it’s cold! But so’s life sometimes—and that don’t stop me jumping...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/08/2022 - We are gritty *
I’m tuning into the mark this morning. This happens sometimes, just like the hard days happen sometimes, when we duke it out through...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Day 23 ocean swim
My body seems to be enjoying the cold. I’m not even putting on a shirt to go home, though I do shiver hard. That’s a good measure of a...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/07/2022 - Cost, Time, Quality *
Yesterday, I teetered on the edge of a cliff. I was working with the team to resolve a challenge when I “saw the light” and realized the...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Day 22 ocean swim
Warm skin. This winter sun speaks today of September and April. ”Stay for a while” it seems to say. Enjoy a few minutes with the waning...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/06/2022 - Demanding of myself a good day of work *
I’m caught up and even ahead at work, which is dangerous as it’s tempting now to coast and be less productive than my employer deserves ...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Day 22 ocean swim
Winter’s here. The beach is deserted. It feels good running down the sand towards the waves. A little voice inside yelling, stop!! But ...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/05/2022 - Forcing it *
My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts about grave robbers
Parker and I tackled some interesting ontological questions during our hike yesterday, including death. However, neither of us were...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
A day of adventure with Parker Bell
Here’s the whole video of my day of adventure yesterday with my amazing nephew, Parker Bell. Such fun! Such thoughts! From desert ghost...
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Kurt Bell
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Good Life - 12/04/2022 - Hike with Parker
I have not had an adventure like yesterday’s in a long time. My nephew Parker and I filled the day with living. Hard, earnest living...
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