The Good Life - 12/15/2022 - A settling peace of mind
No swim yesterday, had to work instead. I Certainly missed it. Maybe I’ll swim twice tomorrow to make up. Retirement has been on my mind...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 16, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/14/2022 - Summoning my worry
I’m going in to work at the office today, which is something I stopped doing since moving to the beach. It’s a long commute to the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 13, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/13/2022 - Woo be damned *
A light switched on in my mind last night, prompted by a comment from Juan about taking charge of the visualization of our challenges,...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Day 27 ocean swim
A man came up to me after my swim today and while I was toweling off in the red glow. He said, “I walk here every evening and I see you ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 12, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/12/2022 - Distant thunder *
Lightning and thunder this morning, way out over the sea. That’s the best kind—thunder and lightning from somewhere else: a high...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 12, 20223 min read
The best place where we've so far lived
While walking the dogs this evening Yumiko and I discussed where, of all the places we've lived, was our favorite. We both agreed it was...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 11, 20223 min read
The Good Life - 12/11/2022 - A rainy Sunday morning *
It’s a rainy day. Good thing our housework and shopping are done. It’s tempting now to rest, to sit on the sofa and watch a movie. But...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 10, 20222 min read
Day 26 ocean swim
Chores and shopping are done. “I’m going to the beach, Yumiko!” ”Ok, see ya.” There’s at least another thirty minutes of light, enough...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 10, 20223 min read
Spooky abandoned orange farm 不気味な捨てられたみかん農園 - Abandoned Japan 日本の廃墟
I’ve begun moving videos from my Abandoned Japan channel to my main channel in an effort at gradual consolidation ahead of our return to...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 10, 20221 min read
LIVE book reading - Going Alone - The Writing Bridge
The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 10, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/10/2022 - A good day of work
A good night’s sleep. And I know why. It’s because I literally clobbered work yesterday. With just two meetings and a quiet email in-box...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Day 26 ocean swim
I stumbled and cut my leg open on my way to the beach. warm blood trickling down to my ankle. No biggie. The sea’ll sort this out. And so...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 9, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/09/2022 - Distracted by Juan *
I was distracted by Juan yesterday, by his excellence and professionalism, and his self-control and his poise. Juan meets others where...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 8, 20222 min read
Day 25 ocean swim
The kite guys are back. They asked me if the water’s cold. Heck yeah, it’s cold! But so’s life sometimes—and that don’t stop me jumping...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 8, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/08/2022 - We are gritty *
I’m tuning into the mark this morning. This happens sometimes, just like the hard days happen sometimes, when we duke it out through...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Day 23 ocean swim
My body seems to be enjoying the cold. I’m not even putting on a shirt to go home, though I do shiver hard. That’s a good measure of a...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 7, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/07/2022 - Cost, Time, Quality *
Yesterday, I teetered on the edge of a cliff. I was working with the team to resolve a challenge when I “saw the light” and realized the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Day 22 ocean swim
Warm skin. This winter sun speaks today of September and April. ”Stay for a while” it seems to say. Enjoy a few minutes with the waning...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 6, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/06/2022 - Demanding of myself a good day of work *
I’m caught up and even ahead at work, which is dangerous as it’s tempting now to coast and be less productive than my employer deserves ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Day 22 ocean swim
Winter’s here. The beach is deserted. It feels good running down the sand towards the waves. A little voice inside yelling, stop!! But ...
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