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

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Kevin Carlstead

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 →

Posted in Choice-Based Life | Tagged control, emotional bond, emotional clarity, emotional development, emotional health, hospitality, hotel, james bay, kevin carlstead, let it go, management, manager, mental clarity, mental development, mental health, mental health awareness, reality, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-worth, selfhelp | Leave a comment

Bear

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Kevin Carlstead

At a young age, my dad took me cabin camping in Yosemite. There were a lot of warning signs for bears, including the special “bear out” trash cans. I did not know what this meant, but when we all saw … Continue reading →

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My Friends Are So Depressed

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Kevin Carlstead

I want to have children of my own so that I can teach a human being how to learn from the day they open their eyes. My son or daughter will be whomever they choose. I will only help them … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice-Based Life | Tagged beauty, bond, choice, Choice-Based Life, Choice-Based Relationships, connection, emotional bond, emotional clarity, emotional development, experience, family, kevin carlstead, learn, Love, marriage, mental clarity, mental development, mental health, mental health awareness, my friends, purpose, reality, red hot chili peppers, reflect, reflection, self-worth, understand | Leave a comment

Follow your Dreams

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Kevin Carlstead

It has been a while. I am writing to you all today to tell you how I was shaken up two months ago. A hammer of truth smashed my vulnerability and I was derailed from my passionate career path. The … Continue reading →

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“Purpose Determines Outcome”

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Kevin Carlstead

We drove by a grocery store parking lot. I caught a glimpse of a shopping cart in the middle of one of the spots. My mind immediately went to “let’s pull over and move it out of the way.” Being … Continue reading →

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Animals

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Kevin Carlstead

I am observing white geese, gray geese, ducks, and crows as they relax with their kin by the shore. The geese are individually cleaning themselves and, as I walk towards them, I seem a bit too close. The white, meaty … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans & Society | Tagged american dream, control, fake, fear, human, Image, impulse, Meaning, mental health, nature, pain, reality, suicide | Leave a comment

The Student

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Kevin Carlstead

There is always a transition happening in front of us. Whether it be: Needing to pee, so we stop what we are doing and go to the bathroom A friend’s death, so we stop our routine to mourn in the … Continue reading →

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American Dream: Control

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Kevin Carlstead

There is a force field around me There is a grip on my thoughts There’s a chain holding my actions and my self-awareness lost It’s the sheep that keep me quiet The loneliness that keeps me tied Want so bad … Continue reading →

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In Response to “Fault in our Stars”

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Kevin Carlstead

I like to listen to this from the Fault in our Stars soundtrack while I read these words: Among the pains transitions and realities all filling up our perspective…we try…we try our hardest to keep the beauty in sight…to keep … Continue reading →

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Life is about Transitions

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Kevin Carlstead

Whether it be Moving away from your comfort zone to live completely on your own for the first time A break up or family member passing to feel the loss of someone so important Someone who treats you unfairly to … Continue reading →

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