thrive

 

notes for the liberated.

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  • Deal with Your Bed

    Deal with Your Bed

    Literally and metaphorically, your bed is your domain.  Make it so. And make it. Embrace rituals if necessary.  Drop some coin if you can. Make your bed a great place to go.  Make it yours again. That will change things. SAD ABOUT IT: I had to start with some demo.  My old mattress had some […]

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  • Learn to Cook

    Learn to Cook

    Eating is necessary, so let’s assume you’re doing it.  Odds are that you aren’t cooking much because cooking for one seems depressing or you never dialed in your kitchen skills because your ex-wife cooked.  So you eat out. That’s cool, but restaurants can be tough places when you’re like you are right now. Maybe you […]

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  • Go on a Run

    Go on a Run

    Even if you’re letting yourself go for a bit, don’t let yourself go completely.  What do we mean? Don’t get so fat that you need to have surgery. Don’t become a drunk and lose your job.  Don’t poison the well with old friends. The same goes for your physical well-being, and taking care of your […]

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  • Dial Back Your Drinking and Smoking

    Dial Back Your Drinking and Smoking

    We fully recognize that we said in previous posts that drinking has its place, and we also gave robust praise to the way smoke can dry the tears.  All that is true, but you need to keep these things in their place, and this means that once you’re out of the woods you might want […]

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