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14 Incredibly Powerful But Simple Life Lessons
Unpacking wisdom from the Arctic Circle to the Texas heat
It was wicked cold and frigid, and the wind made it worse as I sat on the beach, looking out into the expansive, never-ending ocean far up in the Arctic Circle.
The vastness, coupled with the wind that seemed to emerge from nowhere, reminds me how small we are in the scheme of things. The place was Norway, but to tell you the truth, it could have been any remote, desolate piece of earth. And that cold I mentioned? Yeah, it was bone-piercing.
The thing is, when I think back to that time in my life, I feel enveloped in a warm sensation that keeps me grounded and peaceful, even on colder days.
Weird? I mean, weird that I feel warm talking about a frigid day outside? Perhaps.
That was my spot for thinking and reflection. In the cold. By the Barents Sea.
Now here I am, on my 56th trip around the sun. And today, as I sit here in scorching hot Texas summer heat, board shorts, no shirt, and barefoot, I was reflecting on my life —
The highs, the lows…
The peaks, the troughs…
The blessings, the lessons…
