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    Long Trips To Nowhere: Month 2
    Long Trips To Nowhere: Month 2
    Long Trips To Nowhere: Month 2
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    Long Trips To Nowhere: Month 2

    By Allan R. Wallace

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    More Daily Thought Provokers. A second fine month of quick quotes, deeper thoughts, and imperfect poetry. It does not matter if you start or finish your day with a challenging read -- LTTN 2 will help you stretch your own mind.

    May you find and live your best life.

    Your challenge is to start unlearning here. Spend time considering, years if need be. Forever after seek deeper realities wherever you wish.

    I'm asking you to override aspects of your basic human nature. First read everything in each day's read, especially when you disagree. Second, eventually make up your own mind despite what we who display authority proclaim. Finally, change your mind whenever new information requires it.

    It is your own life and the lives of those you love. Tackle the difficult today so all your future can be more rewarding.

    Why not do your best?

    I have seen where piers and mighty trees collapsed
    When storm surges attended from unusual directions;
    But I've watched as strong storms swirl and trees still stand,
    Having grown to respect adversity as encircling corrections.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllan R. Wallace
    Release dateSep 13, 2013
    ISBN9781301665303
    Long Trips To Nowhere: Month 2
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    Allan R. Wallace

    "If you view change as a problem rather than an opportunity you'll always be too late. Visionaries and crackpots are always too soon and pay a high price for their insight.We can accept that." ~ Allan R. Wallace

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      Long Trips To Nowhere - Allan R. Wallace

      DAY 1

      A Quick Quote:

      Even the most jingoistic, chauvinistic patriot might agree that somewhere, sometime, there may have been in some ways, another place that could be as good in a few measurements, as his place.

      A Deeper Thought:

      There are travelers who move, taste, and experience the world. Others stay within a new culture for months or years. Neither way is better, so try both. With one you learn to accept our world, with the other you reshape yourself as a more complete individual.

      Everybody knows that home is always most comfortable, but other places can be comfortable also. The problem is, if you do not explore beyond the next hill you will never know if the next place might even be (gasp) better. Not in all ways surely, you'll definitely miss Mom's famous road-kill flambé.

      But in other ways that also matter, someplace else may be much better than home. You won't know unless you go there.

      Of course local bosses warned school children about lions, tigers, and bears over the hill; and distant bosses mayn't be as willing to accept taxes for not using whip, rack, or jail. You've been warned.

      The funny thing is, the folks over the hill have been warned about where you live. Their boss might be happy to have an enterprising tourist come and look over the town. And the next town, country, and continent after the first may also appreciate your visiting dignitary's attention. You might even be respected as you.

      and Some Imperfect Poetry:

      Your true life you will never discover

      if you hide on your bed, under a cover.

      This book is dedicated to

      Those not easily satisfied.

      It is okay to go along with the crowd, it is fine to help others, it is sometimes a pleasure being a nice person. But never if it causes you to sacrifice personhood. You are only guaranteed to please yourself.

      Remember back to that last time you got a pay raise, a top grade in school, or scored an important sports goal. Yes, you were competing with and against others when it happened. The important part though is that you, and only you, felt fully advanced by your actions.

      That is good.

      To survive compulsory education, to promote anything from candy bars to yourself as valuable enough to get a job and keep it – you must work at sales. That involves first listening to the other parties needs or wants and leading them to a solution. Then you can help them make their decision before they run away from choice.

      But selling can be a trap. If you give too much of yourself to please, knowingly offer falsehoods, or sacrifice long term goals for short term demands, you may lose yourself to the process.

      Offer value honestly. Make an effort to stand firm at unexpected times when a cost of compliance is excessive. Most of all, discover your own paths and wander off to explore them. Satisfy yourself.

      Humans enjoy victories. Those that honestly pursue sacrifice for a greater-good don't turn down ethical personal advantages. We are human, but first we are individuals. Highly value your own life.

      That better job offer or a dreamed of move to the sea

      Are just subtle nudges toward who you really can be

      DAY 2

      Thinning The Soup

      The Chefs are at it again. They finished their meals and found there is not enough left to serve all who were promised food. Take a spoonful of chef soup, add a cup of water, heat and serve. It works with money too.

      Robin Hood was a thief with a good publicist. World wide, governments seek to emulate him, "Rob from

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