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The Largest Uphill Climb—My Anxiety
It is no secret that I’m a bit high strung. My friend Steve once informed me of this fact about 15 years ago. Since 3rd grade, I can remember having worry and anxiety resting on my shoulders, weighing...
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How Steve Martin Changed My Life.
I grew up watching Steve Martin —I was too young to really get him. I remember being fascinated by the arrow through his head and thinking, “Someone should take care of that. . .” It wasn’t until a...
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If You Have This Superpower, Congrats.
If you took stock in the people I hang out with the most, the people who are closest to me, the ones I’m drawn to, across the board they have a quality that I can’t seem to possess. It’s a quality up...
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An Epiphany, A High School Reunion and a Flat Tire.
My friend Jeff said something to me a week ago. And it has been this constant tolling bell in my head since then. Old high school friends and I got together for one of those “Glory Days” meetups. We...
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Saying Farewell to Green Lantern
As I look back at my life, I think my fascination with superheroes boils down to this fact: Superheroes will always be able to do something I can only dream of. And I’ve always been a fan of Green...
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A Year out of Afghanistan
I remember waiting to get on the plane out of Bagram, Afghanistan. Usually when I’m leaving a place like Sydney or Melbourne, Australia, Las Vegas or New York, I sit in the terminal and reflect on...
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My Chaos Filled Mind
Photo Credit: sanchezdot via Compfight cc I’m not designed for a lot of things—I know that sounds like a fixed mindset, but I’m not one to pick up a baseball bat or drive a fast car. I’m not one to hit...
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My Two Trips and a Bare-knuckled Fist Fight.
I didn’t bring much back from Afghanistan that I didn’t take there—a backpack, some pictures and a lot of stories. But sometimes when we go on a long voyage, we tend to bring back things we didn’t...
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The Word that CRUSHED my Anxiety
Photo Credit: magicnikon via Compfight cc I like to get things right all the time. And I mean all the time. For example, one of the really cute things I do, that people just admire and gasp over, is...
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Where’ve You Been Ryan McRae?
In proper blog etiquette, since I haven’t posted since August I owe you all an explanation. I’d love to say that I’ve been busy, but that’s not the case. I’ve just been a bit lazy and I’ve been...
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