Tag Archives: mumford & sons

Below the Speed Limit

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Kevin Carlstead

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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A Few Keys to Understanding

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Kevin Carlstead

Here are some important keys to understand ourselves, others, and life that I have experienced to be true: 1st Key There is no point in planning for what you don’t know YOUR energy and the true FACTS from the situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice-Based Life | Tagged accurate, anticipation, anxiety, assumptions, care, check yo self, concentrate, curiosity, depression, energy, experience, Facts, future, important, innocence, judgment, mumford & sons, practice, questions, reason, senses, sight, significance, smell, sound, taste, The Cave, touch, understand, unknown | Leave a comment

Awake My Soul

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Kevin Carlstead

I see the consequences when I don’t sleep, I see the consequences when I spend my days distracted by TV and movies, and I see the consequences when I try to fit in with all of the people that surround … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice-Based Life | Tagged acting on consequences, acting on insights, awake my soul, consequences, happiness, honesty, insights, Love, mumford & sons, self-esteem | Leave a comment

Adding the Extra Step

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Kevin Carlstead

– Allow myself to think how I naturally do in every situation – – Allow myself to feel how I naturally do in every situation – If I lived like this and only this, my actions would end up based on … Continue reading →

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Never a Victim

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Kevin Carlstead

As we fall from our grasp, we deserve to know why And if clear, we will never be a victim of the cry * * * As people approved my history’s growth My success was not more than the steady … Continue reading →

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Cool

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Kevin Carlstead

My life has been run by cool. Cool is an image. Depending on the group you want to “fit” in with, you must provide a standardized image to be accepted. I grew up with the idea that being accepted created … Continue reading →

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