Awesome Ending Fridays

Let’s be honest, folks.  This week has been less than awesome in any and all estimations. I suffered a tremendous deal of sadness, pain, hurt, frustration, and fear. Life is hard. Life is overwhelming. Life is unfair. Yet, through it all, I must persist, and life can still show us some awesomeness. Through the surreptitious…

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In the Face of Fear

Fear can be crippling – mighty crippling and debilitating. Or – Fear can be motivating – exciting – and life changing. In the face of fear, part of me so wants to take a step back, crawl inside my dark familiar box and hide forever.  It’s too bright outside and the opportunity exists for SO…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

Here we go again… 1.  Behind the Museum Café – an awesome treasure… This is a unique cafe that specializes in Japanese tea and foods, Japanese antiques and arts and crafts. The café serves robust EXTRACTO coffee roasted right here in Portland, Oregon. We offer our own homemade sweets, sandwiches, and assorted Japanese-style appetizers with seasonal…

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Everybody Needs a Peptalk

“It hurts man!!”  “Not cool, Robert Frost.”  I want to be on the road that leads to awesome. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360]

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