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Startup Investor & Advisor. Building Miracles. Inquiring Into Life. My personal profile, for my personal thoughts.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2009
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Please date someone who actually wants to experience life with you. Not just dinner & sex. I’m taking Museums, cooking classes, festivals, pottery, concerts, bookstores, road trips, random adventures.. EVERYTHING.
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I find that my life improves a lot when I shrink the time horizon. Instead of worrying about long-term goals, I just focus on the next hour. Do one thing that moves me forward. One closed loop. One workout. One hard conversation. One whatever. Thinking about how to build a successful life is daunting. How can you have a successful day? How can you win this hour? Do that. Then do it again. Momentum is a byproduct of movement.
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There’s no shame in needing rest. Not just physical rest, but the kind where your soul is tired. The kind where everything feels heavy and even smiling feels like a job. You’re not lazy. You’re not weak. You’re just human and sometimes humans break down before they rebuild. Rest is not a reward. It’s a right. Take what you need.
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"If someone avoids hard conversations, they avoid real connection. Relationships don’t break from honesty; they break from silence. They break from pretending everything’s fine. Vulnerability doesn’t destroy love. Avoidance does.” ~Dan Rosenfeld
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For your own peace:
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A definitely photogenic leopard
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Horse doesn't refuse the invitation of a baby who calls him to pet him [📹 estancia.sao.miguel]
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"For some of us, animals were our first experience of true safety. Research backs this: the bond between humans and pets activates the same nervous system pathways as the parent-child connection. They’re not ‘just a dog’—they’re family.” ~Sheleana Aiyana
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A great way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting
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"You can smile and still be grieving. Show up and still be struggling. Hold space for others and still be collapsing inside. Be kind—always. We’re all carrying more than we show.” ~Lori Deschene
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''I don’t know if Steve Perry is the best male vocalist of all time, but he’s definitely in the top 1.'' No fancy stages, no phones, and no distractions. Just pure rock and roll at its finest. Journey performing 'Open Arms' live at The Summit, Houston, in 1981.
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Sometimes the fastest way back to emotional safety is a memory—a scent, a color, a toy from childhood that reminds your body what calm once felt like. This beautiful post explores how sensory nostalgia can help soothe us in the present: buff.ly/kDUOgxV
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I recommend doing life with people who genuinely care about and like/love you (romantic, platonic, family). Life is easier with a community of people who are truly supportive of you. Stay around people who bring out your best self.
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