Category: 24-7 Life lessons from Mom
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What does forever mean?
by Jay Hiller, December 3, 2023 Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash When you search for an image for forever on a stock photo site, you get a lot of pictures related to weddings. But right now, I’m thinking about how my great-aunt used to tell me about time going by fast. I didn’t listen…
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The gift of curiosity
by Jay Hiller, November 4, 2023 Photo by Josh Mills on Unsplash Right now there are a couple of mid-level stressors that make me anxious. Just by accident, on my way to work I heard a recommendation by a psychiatrist that a good thing to do when you’re feeling anxious is to be curious about…
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Our purpose in a troubled world
By Jay Hiller, October 13, 2023 Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash The world has been going to hell in a handbasket for a very long time, I read in the Austin paper over 30 years ago. The speaker was a veteran of World War II. He meant that we can get through whatever’s troubling…
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My only regret about the 2023 Paddlejam is that I didn’t try harder to get my friends to join me
By Jay Hiller, October 1, 2023 Rise Up & Shine, Seas the Day, Be In-Ten-tional–The Operation Get Out (OGO) Surf & Paddlejam bracelets are awesome. The 2023 Operation Get Out Paddlejam was worth getting up early on a Sunday for. It’s a yearly event that honors female first responders and raises money to provide them…
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Book Review: Fiber Fueled
by Jay Hiller, September 8, 2023 As I read, Fiber Fueled, I kept thinking of people I know who I think should read it. The author, Will Bulsiewicz, a gastroenterologist and clinical researcher, does a good job of presenting health information in a way that makes you want to follow through on it. He explains…
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Physical confidence
By Jay Hiller, September 2, 2023 Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash When I’d only be doing yoga a few years, I went to a class where I was given this instruction for Warrior I: “You know, mmmmmmmm.” I didn’t know what that was supposed to mean, and when I thought about that instruction, I…
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Exercise and optimism
by Jay Hiller, August 31, 2023 Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash My week included a bunch of dumb worky-work stuff, a Tuesday night with only two hours of sleep and two days of sub-optimal amounts of exercise. When I got home this afternoon, I felt down and lethargic. I didn’t make my way toward…
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Old Lady In Tennis Shoes
by Jay Hiller, August 9, 2023 Photo by Joshua Hanks on Unsplash It’s scary hot and it’s also the first week back at worky work. I’ve been wearing dresses, which in many ways are practical for this weather, dresses with red basketball shoes. When I was 17 and quite overweight I wore a big skirt…