Awareness

How to handle when your neighborhood changes

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  Portland is known as a hotbed of urban progressiveness, but it’s surrounded by some fairly rural and conservative areas. Drive out toward the edge of the urban growth boundary, and the Subarus and Priuses (Priii?) will be replaced by … Read More … Read More

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Your right to park on your street

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  There are big changes in my area of Portland, changes that mirror a lot of areas of the country. One of the thoroughfares, Division St., is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Once populated by auto-supply stores, dive bars, and other … Read More … Read More

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Your most important responsibility

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The realization about personal fulfillment that pulled me out of a serious depression and helped me understand what is truly important. Last time, I talked about a mental trick to turn around the habit of thinking that you’re undeserving of … Read More … Read More

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What to do when you think you’re undeserving

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  I have struggled with thinking I’m undeserving for much of my life. I haven’t had a chance to check with all of you yet, but from a small survey, this seems to be fairly universal. And it doesn’t matter … Read More … Read More

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Time to plan your financial year

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  Welcome to the New Year. The holidays are over. The holiday parties are over (and if not, bravo for your stamina). You probably ate and drank too much, but about as much as you expected to. This is not … Read More … Read More

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Sleepless in San Diego, a holiday story

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  When you’re sleeping, there is a point at which the sounds you hear around you start to become part of your dreams. When you’re lying down in a public place, not sleeping deeply enough to be dreaming, the sounds … Read More … Read More

Year in review 2014: Your top 10 favorite posts

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  It doesn’t necessarily matter what my favorite posts for the year are. I’m more curious what has resonated with you. So without being able to ask each and every one of you, I’ve compiled your top 10 posts from … Read More … Read More

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Year in review 2014: My top 10 favorite posts

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  Last year, I highlighted my top 10 favorite posts for the year, and with the year closing out I decided to do it again. This gives you a chance to read some things you may have missed, and also … Read More … Read More

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The problems with charity

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  Ultimately, I think the system of charity, which is hard enough to engage in as it is, is all wrong. The system as it stands right now is: those who have more choose to give to those who have … Read More … Read More

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Reminder: Everyone is a fraud

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  One of my first jobs was working for a (now-defunct) department store. I was assigned to the warehouse, when I would be in charge of retrieving items from the shelves and bringing them to the cashier or to people’s … Read More … Read More

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