Category: 24-7 Life lessons from Mom
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Excess of things
by Jay Hiller, March 18, 2023 Photo by Julia Joppien on Unsplash I’m working steadily but slowly to reduce the amount of stuff in my home and life. Having seen two family members in the last 3 years spend enormous amounts of time and energy dealing with the possessions of family members who have died,…
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The spring break I needed
by Jay Hiller, March 16, 2023 I kept asking myself, “Shouldn’t I want more from spring break than the opportunity to clean the refrigerator?” Shouldn’t I be traveling or something?” Yet this was exactly the spring break I needed and I’ll be traveling next weekend. It’s felt good to rest and have a chance to…
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The process is what makes the whole more than the parts
By Jay Hiller, February 1, 2023 Photo by ian dooley on Unsplash I was watching a physical therapist, Athena Oden, lecture today on child development. It was pretty good, a main point being that developmentally we’re made up of systems that are all interrelated. She had this analogy that very few people would enjoy a…
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Among a cajillion choices, there’s gotta be an exercise you enjoy
by Jay Hiller, January 31, 2023 “Honestly, the bike is so good for you,” a family member’s PT told her. My family member was excited because she had been able to do some very light biking without pain for the first time in weeks. I immediately thought to myself, I should get on the bike.…
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The Quest for a Third Place
By Jay Hiller, January 29, 2023 Photo by Kris Atomic on Unsplash There’s work. There’s home. And there’s a third place, where you run into people you know and have a good time. As if life were that old TV show, Cheers. My third place used to be a yoga studio I spent a lot…
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A decluttering trick that’s working for me
By Jay Hiller, January 28, 2022 Photo by Ashim D’Silva on Unsplash I’ve always been a little messy and I’ve tried to change my habits many times. They say that having a lot of clutter isn’t great for your mental health so I’m excited about this idea I’ve been trying out for about 8 days…
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I’m back.
By Jay Hiller, January 27, 2022 Photo by Clemens van Lay on Unsplash It turns out, all I needed was a break. Writing a blog post a day, even on a topic I like, was hard to sustain. I’m back and here’s what I’m thinking about. (Thank you, Elena, for asking about this today.) Consistent…
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How I manage my screen time
By Jay Hiller, January 7, 2023 I had trouble with this kind of screen too. Photo by Diego González on Unsplash I have a hard time unplugging from screens. It’s not hard for me to lose a couple of hours sitting on the couch looking at Instagram with my mouth open. It’s probably not good…
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Injury stinks. And it can be an opportunity for growth.
By Jay Hiller, January 2, 2023 Photo by Tom Claes on Unsplash A few weeks ago I was taking the plates off my Olympic bar and it occurred to me, fortunately, to move my foot out from under the bar. That time, I avoided dropping something heavy on my foot. Other times, I haven’t been…