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October 202611 notes
Anxiety is like a fire alarm going off in your head. But is it a drill or is there a real fire.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 25, 2026

Anxiety is like a fire alarm going off in your head. But is it a drill or is there a real fire.

Catastrophic thinking is the mind trying to solve all the uncertainty in your head. Trust what you know. Not what you want to know.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 23, 2026

Catastrophic thinking is the mind trying to solve all the uncertainty in your head.

Trust what you know. Not what you want to know.

Creating change requires finding the perfect intersection between Action and Acceptance.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 21, 2026

Creating change requires finding the perfect intersection between Action and Acceptance.

We fall in love with someone’s mind. Listen to what they say. Know what they believe. Watch what they do. Love their mind.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 21, 2026

We fall in love with someone’s mind.

Listen to what they say.
Know what they believe.
Watch what they do.

Love their mind.

Find joy in the moment you got. Don’t wait for the moment you want.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 20, 2026

Find joy in the moment you got. Don’t wait for the moment you want.

We are all having our own unique experience - all perfectly real and true.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 19, 2026

We are all having our own unique experience - all perfectly real and true.

You can’t run your car on empty and you can’t run your mind on exhaustion.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 14, 2026

You can’t run your car on empty and you can’t run your mind on exhaustion.

The truth is not the problem. The secret is.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 13, 2026

The truth is not the problem.

The secret is.

Every moment is necessary. The challenge is to find out why.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 12, 2026

Every moment is necessary.

The challenge is to find out why.

Action is the antidote to anxiety. .
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 10, 2026

Action is the antidote to anxiety. .

In every moment we change the world. In every moment the world changes us.
Thoughts Before CoffeeOct 6, 2026

In every moment we change the world.

In every moment the world changes us.

September 20269 notes
Observing people interact while traveling.... Be mindful of the stories we create about people. They are often not true. What do I know. What do I think I know.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 30, 2026

Observing people interact while traveling....

Be mindful of the stories we create about people. They are often not true.

What do I know.
What do I think I know.

Nothing like a little EWF at 6am before the mind starts talking smack. “You’re a shining star No matter who your are Shining bright to see What you can truly be.” Shine bright today!!
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 22, 2026

Nothing like a little EWF at 6am before the mind starts talking smack.

“You’re a shining star
No matter who your are
Shining bright to see
What you can truly be.”

Shine bright today!!

It is impossible to experience life outside of the construct of your self. Know your self.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 21, 2026

It is impossible to experience life outside of the construct of your self.

Know your self.

Anxiety is the mind searching to resolve uncertainty. That feels big.... Focus on the certainty. What do I know.?
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 16, 2026

Anxiety is the mind searching to resolve uncertainty.

That feels big....
Focus on the certainty.
What do I know.?

The human experience is extraordinary - even in our most ordinary moments.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 15, 2026

The human experience is extraordinary - even in our most ordinary moments.

Think Better. Feel Better. Hmmm.... Think Less. Feel Less.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 14, 2026

Think Better. Feel Better.

Hmmm....

Think Less. Feel Less.

Before you act, ask yourself.... What do I KNOW What do I THINK I know. Will always keep you out of trouble. Happy Friday!
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 10, 2026

Before you act, ask yourself....

  1. What do I KNOW
  2. What do I THINK I know.

Will always keep you out of trouble.

Happy Friday!

Today I give myself permission to F###-up something, because chances are I will. Perfectionism, or The Infinite Metric, is not real. Set measurable goals that don’t make you feel you’re always failing - because you’re not.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 9, 2026

Today I give myself permission to F###-up something, because chances are I will.

Perfectionism, or The Infinite Metric, is not real. Set measurable goals that don’t make you feel you’re always failing - because you’re not.

Resiliency when stuck. Empathy when annoyed. Wisdom when troubled. Joy whenever.
Thoughts Before CoffeeSep 8, 2026

Resiliency when stuck.
Empathy when annoyed.
Wisdom when troubled.

Joy whenever.

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