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Kurt Bell
Dec 19, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/19/2022 - Facing Monday
Some Mondays… It takes effort sometimes for me to tackle a Monday in the way it deserves, or at least the in the way I choose to think a...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Day 29 ocean swim
If you look closely you can see two figures by the water as I run towards the sea. They are a pair of teenage girls who’d been ...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 18, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/18/2022 - The Principle of Family
I’ve added a new principal to The Good Life creed, that of Family, and the sub-principle of Catalyst. These were part and parcel of the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Day 28 ocean swim
Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 18, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/17/2022 - Sub-principle of family
No swim again yesterday. Duty called. And I, always, heed my duty. I think I’d have made a pretty good soldier, as I respond to duty with...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 16, 20223 min read
The Good Life - 12/16/2022 - Year end party
We’re past the company holiday party, which always feels to me like rounding a corner into the new year. Since I know I’m leaving the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
The Good Life - 12/05/2022 - Forcing it *
My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 4, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/04/2022 - Hike with Parker
I have not had an adventure like yesterday’s in a long time. My nephew Parker and I filled the day with living. Hard, earnest living...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 2, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/02/2022 - Saddle sore *
Recovering my balance a little today, though I’m still wobbly from this tough week. It’s interesting how dependent my mind is upon the...
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Kurt Bell
Dec 1, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 12/01/2022 - Running out of steam
Wow! That was a rough night for both Yumiko and me. Problems at work ambushed us both and we couldn’t sleep. Laying there in bed...
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Kurt Bell
Nov 30, 20222 min read
The Good Life - 11/30/2022 - “My life is done” *
“My life is done.” What a curious thing to say at the start of the day. It’s not even 5:30 AM, yet that’s what I said. And I meant it....
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