Tag Archives: kevin carlstead

Light

We all fall into the darkness. When I can attribute a “normal” cause to my feelings (i.e. my head is spinning because I got too drunk), then I am fine with pain or abnormalities because I either know how to … Continue reading

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Feel it

There is my digestive acids swirling around to break down the food I ate a couple hours ago. There is the dry taste in my mouth trying to warn me that water needs to be close by. There is the … Continue reading

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Daughter

I choose to be genuinely interested in who you are. I choose to help you explore yourself, others and this life. I choose to help you see the whole picture. I choose to help you see what it takes to … Continue reading

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It’s Hard to be Here

I am in a classroom with ten other students. The subject is economics and the topic of game theory is incredibly intriguing to me. My mind is overwhelmed with questions. As I look around at all of my peers, I … Continue reading

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Walking Contradiction

Here are my thoughts on what I would say to an employee of mine who works at our hotel’s front desk alone and needs me to cover the desk while she uses the restroom: “Even if I am right around the … Continue reading

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Below the Speed Limit

Why do I still run in the rat race? …impulsively flying from one action to the next… Is it because I still believe in the rush? That it is efficient? That I save a lot of time and I could … Continue reading

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Internal Guide

A compass that sways in the direction I need to presently go. The direction is magnetically gripped to my past, detailed experience. The direction relies on my values to sway towards my next growing step. The direction is found through … Continue reading

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Reality – Where is it? If we can’t see it, what are we focusing on?

Every action is a hypothesis. The first attempt is an adventure. The rest are varying perspectives within the journey. I am open, vulnerable, and learning at each undivided, focused step. The ever-growing skill, mastery, and care of this action is … Continue reading

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Why don’t you be you? And, I’ll be me.

I think choice is the most important tool we have as human beings. Unfortunately, there is a caveat. With the freedom and space inside our mind to make a choice, it can either be done impulsively or consciously. As a … Continue reading

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Are You Feeling Small?

Interview skills.  Fashion. Big words. Excuses. Resumes. Being politically correct. The man-made mirage of our forced image covers ourselves and confuses our trust when observing reality. What is real? Are you lying? Nature doesn’t lie. Why do we? Ego. Every … Continue reading

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