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This Year’s Reading
Getting books from the library is awesome. Except for the cost of transportation (bus fare or gas) it’s free. If you use an e-reader you don’t even need to go there, and in some cases, can keep the book for … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, books, bus, commuting, e-book, goals, library, perfect moment, reading, review, Viva, YRT
Tagged ambition, books, bus, Careless Love, commuting, detective fiction, goals, Inspector Banks, Peter Robinson, reading, reading on the bus, review, Viva, YRT
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The Wisdom of Students
It is amazing how an offhanded comment by one student can really start me thinking–can really start a tumble of dominoes in my mind. Shortly before class on Friday, while wondering aloud where some of the more punctual students were, … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blogging, dreams, ESL, growth, knowledge, literature, students, teaching, words, writing
Tagged ambition, blogging, blogs, dreams, intelligence, state of the blog, students, therapy
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Revelling in Personal, Though Perhaps Trivial, Accomplishments
Maintaining or achieving happiness sometimes means stretching your definitions. I search for good things or at least things that make me smile everyday. Some days that means being delighted with my fortune cookie, some days that means finding joy in … Continue reading
Posted in achievement, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, commemoration, darts, happiness, memories, milestones, motivation, personal best, record breaking, self improvement, selfishness, tenacity
Tagged 174, 180, ambition, Candy Crush, Cookie Jam, darts, goals, levels, luck, passing, reveling, social, triple 18, triple 20
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Out of the Mouths of Students
Today, one of my students told the class that he traveled halfway around the world and he hoped he would find a girlfriend. He seemed a little miffed that it hadn’t happened yet. In a surprisingly positive way, the other … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, confessions, dating, heartbreak, international, love, Reflections, romance, students
Tagged ambition, bravery, challenges, dating, heartbreak, honesty, love, romance, students
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Going All In
Poker has made this phrase pretty popular, but I think it is more powerful when put to other uses. For me, going all in means two important things wrapped up in my commitment to cycling this year. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, bicycles, cycling, goals, lifestyle, self improvement
Tagged ambition, commitment, cycling, fondo, goals, Halton, training
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