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Heading back to Wonderland in Retirement
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
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Coming back home to WordPress
Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. Did I just see a picture of a dead body? Don’t look back. Keep scrolling. My finger doesn’t even pause anymore. How did I get here?
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Weaving your path
Agency is your capacity to act intentionally, make choices, and have an effect on your own life and surroundings.
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“Take Five”
To be 58—soon to be 59—and awake at 2 AM with bursts of the soul glimmering through is a wonderful thing. Alive. Full of appreciation and the joy of life. Sitting with goodness instead of the traffic of darkness, numbness, and the hollow “I’m fine.” Discovering there’s more of the show to come, as giddiness…
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Knowing what to do and actually Doing It
Ramblings From my 58 years of experience, I’ve found that some of the most valuable life lessons and philosophies don’t come from textbooks but from the Old School of Hard Knocks. While others might gain wisdom from the pages of a book, I’ve often rush headlong into action, fail quickly, and learn accordingly. It’s not…
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Go to your End and look Back
Regardless of your age, imagine yourself in the future, right before the moment of your death. It’s a cool fall day, and you’re sitting outside, enjoying the sun, listening to the birds, and watching the trees sway as the wind blows. Now, look back to the point you are at right now. You have one…
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The highway of life
“About a year ago, Elton [John] came and found me in a ditch by the side of the highway of life. He took me up to the high stages with big audiences and treated me like a King and the only thing I can say is bless your heart and thank you very much, I…
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I’m a little tired of books on studies …
Actually I’m a lot tired of books on studies. Let me be a bit more clearer. Self-help books that go on and on describing a study, setting up the participants, putting them in MRI machines, and the truths they discovered on being human. Chapter after chapter. Where does this disdain come from you might ask?…
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40 years of alcohol abuse: Looking all the way back to Smith Drive
Life wasn’t intended to be lived in a fog.
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How are you pursuing your life?
Do you seek pleasure, purpose, or a combination of both? I recently came across these two words – eudaimonic and hedonism. Eudaimonic pursuits focus on one’s true potential, virtues, and overall well being. I believe from these we form our purpose or meaning on why we’re here and how we can contribute to the “collective”.…
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Don’t wait to figure it all out
It’s okay if we can’t see the big picture yet. Move forward with what is resonating within now.
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Roadtrip out east in the van
Updates on retirement, selling my house, biking the U.S., and living full time in my van…
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Here and There
What your mind plays out Here will play out over There. Best to clear it up Here. Then go There. Peace, Dwight Out on a 3 week adventure with Alice and our van Styx. Having a great time and will post when I get back. ❤️
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Light
Think of the dimmer switch compared to a normal switch. We can either gradually bring in light or immediately show light. The choice is ours. It’s all relative to your belief.
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Why do we field weird taking a mental health break?
I have a history of publishing many things out here that probably should of just stayed personal and in my head. This post most likely is one. The thing is I know if I feel a certain way I know there must be others out here feeling the same way. Not talking about it is…
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Sobriety books I read when I started my journey
I’m a huge reader, especially on self help, and noticed recently all the books I read on getting sober. It was definitely a bit of a shock as they kept coming up as I scrolled through my Kindle app. 4.5 years ago, after abusing alcohol for 40 years as a binge drinker I quit. NOT…
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Embracing Freedom on the Road: Exploring the Allure of Vanlife (ChatGPT)
**** This is me testing out ChatGPT to see how it works. Go to the bottom to see how I got here. If you know me, you would know right away this isn’t my writing style, but if you didn’t know me? Pretty trippy! What are your thoughts? Please note I’ll be back to using…
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No harmony
Howdy folks! I thought for this post I’d catch you up with how eHarmony is going. The goal is to keep it real with no shame in a social media world where everyone supposedly knocks it out of the park everyday and looks gorgeous while doing it. Back in January I joined the Great Race…
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Retire, Rewire, ReFire
On one side was safety and routine, on the other side was uncertainty and adventure. From The Art of Non-Conformity Retire On May 1, 2024, I’ll be retiring from my programming job of 25 years with UCHealth. Including other prior jobs, that will be approximately 30 years of sitting in front of a computer screen.…
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Note to my future self
MARCH 19, 2023 Discontent is the first necessity of progress. – Thomas Edison It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step out on to the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you’ll be swept off to. J. R. R. TOLKIEN It was a long time…
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How to be happy
I came across this the other night reading Matt Haig’s book Notes on a Nervous Planet: 1. Do not compare yourself to other people. 2. Do not compare yourself to other people. 3. Do not compare yourself to other people. 4. Do not compare yourself to other people. 5. Do not compare yourself to other…
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Questions on MOVING FORWARD!
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. Mark Twain Where are you at? For years, years, have you been over analyzing every detail of your past trying to find the holy grail of why you ended up where you are now?…
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Creating a sacred space in my mind
I’ve often read about creating sacred spaces in homes with some sort of shrine like area or just a special nook you can claim and arrange that brings you peace. I started thinking about what if I did the same thing with my mind? I could be physically anywhere and could reach the power of…
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2023: Will this be the year you stop wallowing?
I’m completely serious. Will this be the year you STOP wallowing in your own crap? Think about that. But I’m not you say. I’m good. Some of you may be … but I’m thinking many of you actually are and don’t even know it or just blind to it at this point. Or you’re like…
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Walking to breakfast
For the last few years, I’ve walked from my house to the Hungry Bear at 6 AM every Thursday for breakfast. It’s 1 mile to there and takes approximately 23 minutes. Often when it’s very cold out or raining, I’ll get asked by Trish, the waitress, if I walked today as I come through the…
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Hello, My Friends
It’s been awhile hasn’t it? Just wanted to come out, say hello, and let you know how things in my world are going. I’m continuing with my fitness endeavors which now entails going to a gym with a trainer 3 times a week, 3 solo workouts at home, and daily checkins with the best support…
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Come back into the light
The mind is a tricky bastard.Often it has an inclination for the negative.Before you realize it’s too late.You find yourself in darkness and feeling all alone.The thing is we all fall from time to time.Folks just don’t admit it enough. Life is never hopeless.You are not a failure.You are not worthless. You ARE a beautiful…
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Coffee Time
The positioning of the exact location to sit your coffee is key to enjoying your morning brew. One doesn’t want to strain nor overly adjust going into the approach. Am I the only one who dials in the placement each morning? Have a great day folks, Dwight 😀
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Meet Alice!
Alice is a pit bull mix, approximately 1 yr, and weighs 23 pounds. I got her from the Pikes Peak Humane Society in Colorado Springs. When my son, Bob, and I went there last Sunday I was honestly only 45% onboard in getting one. We went up and down the aisles and I wrote a…
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More on Clean & Sober
For some reason this morning, I was feeling extra “clean” after a short jog and shower. Some of you will get it. Looking into the mirror I was hit with much gratitude for being able to smile big on how much better my life has been with alcohol no longer swimming throughout my body. My…
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Prequel
When interacting with others: Stop. Take a breath. Think. Understand. Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it. Barbara Sher Everyone has a prequel.
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Our Legacy
Legacy:- a gift- something passed on What will you pass on to those who will never remember you? Think of the long line of others who came before you. What actions will you take daily to create your legacy? What if each person left tremendous LOVE? Generation after generation after generation more love. Those of…
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What if
What If There Was A War But Nobody Came? Made me think from a mental health standpoint about all the wars we’ve created within our mind. Peace, Dwight 🦋
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Feeling good
Hanging out front on my rocking chair in shorts, t-shirt, barefoot, and sipping water. There’s a nice cool breeze, sun is working on going down, and everything is green from all the rain. The Wong Janice is playing in the background as a dog barks and cars drive by. I yell hi to my neighbor…
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Back To Eden
Every July I try to take this hike. It’s from Green Mountain Falls, CO up to Catamount reservoir. Along the way you pass through the Garden of Eden Meadow. Just gorgeous: Great getting out with these two. Michael just got out of the Army after 4 years and two tours to Kuwait. I’m proud and…
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Stay in front of it
Stay in front of what? Stay in front of how you’re showing up to life and what you want to accomplish along the way. Many times we show up as the victim week after week wondering why nothing is improving in our life. THE VICTIM IS ANXIOUSLY STANDING IN THE SHADOWS WAITING TO TAKE CENTER…
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Boris: For Love’s Sake
On Wednesday, I put down Bo Bo. It was time. Just incredible how much love and joy he brought into my life. LOVE IS SO PRECIOUS, Dwight I didn’t drink this time! In 2009, I was in a period of 6 – 9 months of sobriety (I forget there were numerous attempts) when I had…
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Week 12: 90 day jumpstart to wellness COMPLETE!!! (Before & After Pictures)
Let me say before I begin that even though the 90 days are complete for the “jumpstart”, I’ll be continuing this new lifestyle.😊 Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 12 we stopped the cold showers and instead did a 3 minute plunge into cold water (40 to 50 degrees) submerged…
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Week 10 and 11: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 10 we extended the cold showers habit to five minutes. Week 11 is have a daily curious conversation with someone very different then you with the purpose of empathy and understanding. You goal is to see the world through their eyes. We does this…
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Week 8 & 9: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 8 we extended the Wim Hof breath hold to two to three minutes. We were practicing one to two minutes. Week 9 we up’d our meditation to 10 minutes. The mindset for week 8 was Stand Now. Stand opposed to sit. Stand is active.…
Faded Jeans Living
By Dwight Hyde
Faded Jeans Living 