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Old Stomping Grounds

Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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This weekend we traveled to Rock Springs WY to visit family. Saturday night we decided to take a small trip down Jacob memory lane. We drove over to “my side” of town and went through my old neighborhood. As to my house (where I spent the first 18 years of my life) I’m glad to [...]

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Harry Potter on Personal Development:: Decision Making

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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“Sometimes making a decision is more important than making the best decision.” Harry is a very decisive person. When confronted with decisions he certainly doesn’t always make the best one but I would argue that by making one right away vs weighing it out in his mind for too long he tends to come out [...]

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Coyote Gulch Backpacking Trip

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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I had my doubts about the need to travel 7 hours just to have a good backpacking trip with the young men in the ward. All my doubts disappeared once we got there. As you can see from the pictures… GORGIOUS! Too get into the gulch we had to drop our packs over a ledge [...]

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Harry Potter on Personal Development:: Choices Define Us

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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“It is our choices Harry, that define who we are; not our abilities.” -Albus Dumbledore Our society is a place of constant victomhood where people blame their failures on their own circumstances. If I had been born in a different place or to a wealthy family then my life would be different. If I was [...]

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1/2 Marathon. Goal Completed!

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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Back in March of this year I publicly declared my goal to run in a 1/2 marathon at the end of the summer. I registered for a race on August 8th and have been training all summer. I had some good stretches of training and some times where I was less faithful. Every single time [...]

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Harry Potter on Personal Development:: What We Fear

Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by admin.

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Lesson 1: “Well, well . . . I’m impressed. That suggests what you fear most of all is — fear. Very wise, Harry.” -Professor Lupin
The above quote comes from book 3 in the series and has had me thinking all day. Most people set there fears on specific things such as spiders, heights, water, death, and even commitment.