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Lowering My Blood Pressure: June 2012
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Lying Low (or not) When You're Flying High. Last week I spent quite a bit of time in airports. Visiting an airport, for me, is a patience-challenging, yet unbelievably gratifying experience. The piece of paper was that suspicious? I guess papercuts are dangerous, aren't they? At least I didn't get the rubber glove treatment. 11 chips drink. Want a cheeseburger from Chili's Too? 24 Want a simple 20 ounce Diet Coke? 6 I feel like I'm in a movie theatre!
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: September 2012
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Thursday, September 13, 2012. Breaking the Lemon Law. This fairly serious blog post is one of a two-part series which takes the idea of lemons, lemon law, and "the dance of the lemons" and applies it to two vastly different contexts - bad teachers and bad interpersonal relationships. Many of you probably saw the controversial, spark-under-your-butt documentary, " Waiting For 'Superman. Does not get selected for the lottery. Just watch this clip:. Conversely, teachers get long-...
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: The Sound of Music
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Thursday, March 22, 2012. The Sound of Music. I once ordered some items from a catalogue called " Musician's Friend. And " Victory in Jesus. In order to embrace my own love for music, my Christmas present to myself (with some VERY generous donations from family and friends) was a Kawai digital piano. Was on my mind, and I just had to sit down and play it. If you haven't heard that song (lately), listen to it. Heart breaking. Truly. My room mate is learning to play the guitar&#...
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: Fade and Balance
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. I have a confession to make. This is terrible, but I have to own it. A good listener. My attention span is the length of a Sweet and Low packet, and it affects me in so many different situations. But perhaps the most disheartening thing for me to admit is that even when someone is talking with. When I am able to at least let my mind run on the same topic, it is usually for argumentative purposes. I am thinking forward to the next step. Someo...I bel...
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: October 2012
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Monday, October 22, 2012. This blog entry will be one of a two-part series on change and how we, as individuals, should cope with its effects and implications. I want to tackle change in the workplace first. When we, as leaders, are asked to take on a new role or execute a special task, the way we react is crucial to the result of the move. If I, for instance, am asked (or, as it occurs so often, am volun told. Will he/she be visible? AHHH I'm scared of change! On the other ha...
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: May 2012
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Monday, May 21, 2012. Kidding. In reality, most of the people who are reading this are already my friends, and they are all likely to know the following information. Growing up there were two phrases we were not allowed to say in my family's household: "shut up" and "hate." Today, I use "shut up" all the time on the job. Obscenities were also frowned upon, but could be used carefully only if my mother had said them within the last 30 minutes. Say it to yourself slowly. Act...
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: It's Not Who You Know But Who You Are
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Sunday, February 24, 2013. It's Not Who You Know But Who You Are. On an airplane today, I had one of “those moments” when a group of thoughts and instances culminated and synthesized in my mind. I woke up with three situations on my mind, and I had a feeling they would come together as a blog post one day. I had no idea it would be so soon. One of the most fascinating anthologies I found during my project was Jimmy Buffett’s “Beach House on the Moon”. And everyone was taken in.
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: It's Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Buy New Jeans.
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Tuesday, February 26, 2013. It's Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? He also wore a UNC jacket to my Wake graduation. That's a story for a different day. :). My response: "Nothing special. I would hire someone smarter than I am to help me invest it properly. And I would take everyone I know out to a really nice dinner, maybe a few fancy dinners, because I think the best bonding happens over amazing food." I would definitely not quit my job. Now I'm not talkin' 'bout excessive greed,.
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Lowering My Blood Pressure: January 2013
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Lowering My Blood Pressure. Sunday, January 13, 2013. Life in the Fast Lane. I embrace efficiency. My approach to life could be modeled by a section of music filled with staccato sixteenth notes at a tempo of 210 beats per minute. When I work, I work. The problem is that my impatience (and the impatience of others) comes out over the smallest things. I find myself getting frustrated when I order something online and the estimated shipping date is seemingly so far out. Impatience. Cold" version, as if the...