January 2011
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Core Story #reverb10
Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.) (Author: Molly O’Neill) I care. Sometimes too much - that is why I think I am a reactionary person. I expect other people to care as much as I do - I’ve realized that many...
Jan 1st
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Core Story #reverb10
Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.) (Author: Molly O’Neill) I care. Sometimes too much - that is why I think I am a reactionary person. I expect other people to care as much as I do - I’ve realized that many...
Jan 1st
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Defining Moment #reverb10
Defining Moment Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year. (Author: Kathryn Fitzmaurice) My wedding. My now wife and I had been together for 9 years before 2010. You can imagine the pokes and prods that we’d get from everyone. Well, this year I married her and let everyone else in on the little secret that we’ll be together forever.
Jan 1st
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Defining Moment #reverb10
Defining Moment Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year. (Author: Kathryn Fitzmaurice) My wedding. My now wife and I had been together for 9 years before 2010. You can imagine the pokes and prods that we’d get from everyone. Well, this year I married her and let everyone else in on the little secret that we’ll be together forever.
Jan 1st
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Ordinary Joy #reverb10
Ordinary Joy Our most profound joy is often experienced during ordinary moments. What was one of your most joyful ordinary moments this year? (Author: Brené Brown) Simple. Every time my son says he “loves his life”. 
Jan 1st
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Ordinary Joy #reverb10
Ordinary Joy Our most profound joy is often experienced during ordinary moments. What was one of your most joyful ordinary moments this year? (Author: Brené Brown) Simple. Every time my son says he “loves his life”. 
Jan 1st
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Food & Old Friends #reverb10
Soul Food What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul? (Author: Elise Marie Collins) This one is though. I make a point of preparing and eating good food. One of the best things I ate was a creme brulee from Barolo Grill (http://www.barologrilldenver.com/) in Denver. It didn’t touch my soul though, it was just really good. A meal...
Jan 1st
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Food & Old Friends #reverb10
Soul Food What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul? (Author: Elise Marie Collins) This one is though. I make a point of preparing and eating good food. One of the best things I ate was a creme brulee from Barolo Grill (http://www.barologrilldenver.com/) in Denver. It didn’t touch my soul though, it was just really good. A meal...
Jan 1st
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Jan 1st
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Travel #reverb10
How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year? (Author: Tara Hunt) 2010 was a good year for travel. In 2011 I want to take my son to the beach to Washington D.C. and to Mount Rushmore. That is all.
Jan 1st
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Travel #reverb10
How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year? (Author: Tara Hunt) 2010 was a good year for travel. In 2011 I want to take my son to the beach to Washington D.C. and to Mount Rushmore. That is all.
Jan 1st
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Future Self #reverb10
Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?) (Author: Jenny Blake) Enjoy your family every day Learn everything you can about finances & save Keep going to the dentist Make time for yourself Run, bike - get out and do stuff ...
Jan 1st
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Future Self #reverb10
Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?) (Author: Jenny Blake) Enjoy your family every day Learn everything you can about finances & save Keep going to the dentist Make time for yourself Run, bike - get out and do stuff ...
Jan 1st
December 2010
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Avoidance #reverb10
Beyond Avoidance. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?) (Author: Jake Nickell) Exercise. This is the first thing to get pushed out of my daily routine when I get busy. I’m always busy for some reason. This is a day by day problem that I’m trying to tackle and have been having...
Dec 31st
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Avoidance #reverb10
Beyond Avoidance. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?) (Author: Jake Nickell) Exercise. This is the first thing to get pushed out of my daily routine when I get busy. I’m always busy for some reason. This is a day by day problem that I’m trying to tackle and have been having...
Dec 31st
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Healing #reverb10
Healing. What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2011? (Author: Leonie Allan) A sense of calm. I stopped worrying about everything and the calm that resulted has given me a better and clearer perspective. I’m (a little) better at reacting to bad or stressful news because of it. I’m still very reactionary. I’d like the way I...
Dec 31st
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Healing #reverb10
Healing. What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2011? (Author: Leonie Allan) A sense of calm. I stopped worrying about everything and the calm that resulted has given me a better and clearer perspective. I’m (a little) better at reacting to bad or stressful news because of it. I’m still very reactionary. I’d like the way I...
Dec 31st
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Try #reverb10
Try. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it? (Author: Kaileen Elise) I want to become more social. I’m an introvert. In my mind a severe one. If I could work at home and never have to venture out, I think I’d be okay with that. I do know that isn’t healthy or realistic. I’d like to work towards getting...
Dec 31st
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Try #reverb10
Try. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it? (Author: Kaileen Elise) I want to become more social. I’m an introvert. In my mind a severe one. If I could work at home and never have to venture out, I think I’d be okay with that. I do know that isn’t healthy or realistic. I’d like to work towards getting...
Dec 31st
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Lesson Learned #reverb10
Lesson Learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward? (Author: Tara Weaver) I can change. Going forward when I encounter stress or resistance I will be the one who changes to remove the stress and resistance. The energy and time wasted on trying to convince someone of something or trying to work against the grain to...
Dec 31st
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Lesson Learned #reverb10
Lesson Learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward? (Author: Tara Weaver) I can change. Going forward when I encounter stress or resistance I will be the one who changes to remove the stress and resistance. The energy and time wasted on trying to convince someone of something or trying to work against the grain to...
Dec 31st
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Friendship #reverb10
Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst? (Author: Martha Mihalick) It wouldn’t be one particular friend who has changed my perspective. The realization that there are different kinds of friends has changed my perspective. This realization came on in a sudden burst after a series of events with friends that...
Dec 31st
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Friendship #reverb10
Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst? (Author: Martha Mihalick) It wouldn’t be one particular friend who has changed my perspective. The realization that there are different kinds of friends has changed my perspective. This realization came on in a sudden burst after a series of events with friends that...
Dec 31st
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5 Minutes #reverb10
5 Minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. (Author: Patti Digh) I want to remember: The sound of my son’s laugh.  The feeling of a good hug from my mom.  The way my wife looked in her wedding gown.  The way my sons acts when we pick him up after not seeing him...
Dec 31st
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5 Minutes #reverb10
5 Minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. (Author: Patti Digh) I want to remember: The sound of my son’s laugh.  The feeling of a good hug from my mom.  The way my wife looked in her wedding gown.  The way my sons acts when we pick him up after not seeing him...
Dec 31st
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Appreciate #reverb10
Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? (Author: Victoria Klein) True friends. Friends who act just the same if the last time you talked to them was last weekend or 5 years ago. Friends who give as much as they give - usually these same people give more than they get! It is something that I aspire to be, but I’m...
Dec 31st
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Appreciate #reverb10
Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? (Author: Victoria Klein) True friends. Friends who act just the same if the last time you talked to them was last weekend or 5 years ago. Friends who give as much as they give - usually these same people give more than they get! It is something that I aspire to be, but I’m...
Dec 31st
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Action #reverb10
Action. When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step? (Author: Scott Belsky) Write things down. On paper. With a pen. This makes it permanent. The act of writing things down must have some sort of neurological effect. I’ll track things in some todo program or type something out in Evernote, but if it isn’t written down, I don’t do...
Dec 31st
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Action #reverb10
Action. When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step? (Author: Scott Belsky) Write things down. On paper. With a pen. This makes it permanent. The act of writing things down must have some sort of neurological effect. I’ll track things in some todo program or type something out in Evernote, but if it isn’t written down, I don’t do...
Dec 31st
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My Bike & A Cohesive You #reverb10
This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? Patrick Reynolds When I’m on my bike my headphones are in (at least in 1 ear) and I get to concentrate on what I want. I have a 5 mile ride into work the first mile is usually waking up, getting used to the feel of the seat,...
Dec 27th
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11 Things #reverb10
What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? Sam Davidson Extra work: See the previous #reverb10 post Soulless food I’m not saying I’m going to get rid of Taco Bell or McDonald’s - sometimes you just want a Big Mac or Taco - and that can make you happy. I’m also...
Dec 21st
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Wisdom #reverb10 #playingcatchup
Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? Susannah Conway I think it is my decision to stop being all things to everybody. I used to want to be in the middle of the mix. To want to help provide solutions to any problem that I encountered, either directly or indirectly. I thought it made me useful, helpful and likable.  Say someone walked into the...
Dec 21st
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My Bike & A Cohesive You #reverb10
This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? Patrick Reynolds When I’m on my bike my headphones are in (at least in 1 ear), and I get to concentrate on what I want. I have a 5 mile ride into work the first mile is usually waking up, getting used to the feel of the seat,...
Dec 13th
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11 Things #reverb10
What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? Sam Davidson Extra work: See the previous #reverb10 post Soulless food I’m not saying I’m going to get rid of Taco Bell or McDonald’s - sometimes you just want a Big Mac or Taco - and that can make you happy. I’m also...
Dec 13th
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Wisdom #reverb10 #playingcatchup
Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? Susannah Conway I think it is my decision to stop being all things to everybody. I used to want to be in the middle of the mix. To want to help provide solutions to any problem that I encountered, either directly or indirectly. I thought it made me useful, helpful and likable.  Say someone walked into the...
Dec 10th
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No parties, mostly thinking #rework10
Prompt: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. Shauna Reid There hasn’t been a social gathering that impressed me this year. This is most likely due to the social withdrawal that I went through in 2010. Granted the idea is to get more involved so maybe 2011 will be more social.  This year has been much...
Dec 9th
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Be different - believe in people #reverb10
Beautifully Different. Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful. Karen Walrond I believe in people and ideas. Anything can be done as long as you believe in what you are doing and have the willingness to work hard and always be learning. The beauty that this...
Dec 9th
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Community #reverb10
Prompt: Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? Cali Harris I think I’ve done the exact opposite of discovery. I’ve actually removed myself from communities that I was actively involved in. The reason for the removal is I need more time for myself. Between...
Dec 7th
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Make #reverb10
 Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? Gretchen Rubin Being a former restaurant cook the last thing that I made was something to do with food: Roasted mushroom stuffed pork loin, Parmesan grits and collard greens with pancetta. If I had pictures I’d post them, but it was eaten...
Dec 7th
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Letting go #reverb10
Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? Alice Bradley A limited view. There is always a different way to see things, a different way to understand something and different ways to do something. Allowing myself to accept that what I think and the steps I take are not the only and probably not even the best way to think or do. It is overwhelming and liberating at the same...
Dec 5th
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A sense of wonder #reverb10
Prompt: Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? Jeffery Darvis This one is quick and simple. I quiet myself and listen. This keeps me from wrapping my own preconceptions and ideas around what the other person is saying. I truly try to understand what and how they are communicating. It amazes me that every time I have the consciousness to do this, the new...
Dec 4th
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A moment #reverb10
Prompt: Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). Ali Edwards I don’t think that there has been one specific moment when I have felt ‘most alive’. There have been however a collection of fleeting moments when everything seems to have fallen into the right place, is calm and...
Dec 4th
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Making writing a priority #reverb10
Prompt: What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? Leo Babuta The list of things that I do instead of writing: Playing with my son Hanging out with my wife Anything having to do with work Reading anything Anything having to do with code Researching technologies, platforms, languages Cooking Hiking Camping Playing video games ...
Dec 2nd
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Getting Creative Things Done: How To Fit Hard... →
GCTD instead of GTD - add in the creative and get things done.
Dec 1st
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Frustration & Invention #reverb10
Prompt: One Word. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you? Gwen Bell Frustration is the word for 2010. Between work and trying to sell a house & family, 2010 turned out to be a very frustrating year. There was a shiny spot though.My...
Dec 1st