Good morning fellow Wax Porhetoric folks, I hope August has treated you well and you’ve been able to enjoy life. Part of enjoying life is experiencing life to the fullest. To do that, one must be ready for any opportunity that may arise. Keep your eyes open and keep your life flexible and you’ll be [...]

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Can you be happy wherever you are? Sure you can. However, sometimes you have to really try for this happiness while other times it comes natural. There have been many discussions and debates as to how you can or cannot be happy wherever you are. First…what is it that makes you happy? Defining what makes [...]

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Laugh at yourself. Seriously, just do it. Think of something just so ridiculously goofy that you’ve done (intentional or not) and think “wow, what a goof I was”. This past weekend we had a memorial service for my mother (my giant family was not able to convene in October when she passed away so we [...]

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Hello my fellow Wax Porhetoricians (Hm, I still need to think of a good name for us, don’t I? Feel free to leave some suggestions). A few days ago I was rearin’ to write as my mind was spinning with all sorts of goodness. Then, as things tend to happen in our crazy modern lifestyle, [...]

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When is the last time you thought about your passions…the things that really drive you? You know, those things that make you smile no matter how much effort you have to put into it? If it’s been a while, take a quick break and think about it. After you’re done thinking about it, DO SOMETHING [...]

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Hello my fellow Wax Porhetoric folks, It is once again time to reflect upon love, life, and death. Some of us are fortunate to find love in various ways in life. Some sadly hardly find it. Some live life to the fullest while others get caught up in the rat race and let life slip [...]

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Staying calm is something that we should all strive for. Not only is it healthier for us (ie, keeps our blood pressure down, keeps the stress hormones down, etc) but it has many other benefits as well. Perhaps you’ve noticed that you’re able to think more clearly when you’re calm and mellow. Isn’t that reason [...]

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Smiling is fun…really! You should try it. Yeah yeah yeah…we all hear about how smiling is good for you. How being happy is good for you. It’s true…it really is. However, I’m not here to talk about all the health benefits of having a positive attitude (and I’ll try to refrain from getting to all [...]

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Almost Six Months It’s been almost six months since my mother passed away. I can honestly say this is by far the hardest thing that I have ever gone through. I’m coping, I’m managing, but understandably I still have my moments. I feel very fortunate to have a very loving family and a very great [...]

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It’s been nearly three weeks now since my mother passed away from pancreatic cancer. In that time I’ve come to experience a variety of things, felt a myriad of emotions, and pondered life from a variety of angles. Three weeks after, here are some of the things that I’ve found. You will go through a [...]

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