Doc Ott’s Apologia Blog

I think I found my new favorite blog, Steve Pavlina’s. This is just one example of good ways to be alive that he desribes: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/show-me-your-battle-scars/
A very motivational guy.

When I was younger, I ran on the high school cross country team. It was the only time in my life that I was truly successful, being on the varsity team for three years. Eons of biology and evolution gave me a body that was built for long distance running. […]

I love reading little blurbs that ask me a few questions and then make all sorts of conclusion about me. The reason I like them is that they seem amazingly accurate. Of course the meant to be vague so I can read into the conclusions, but they are still neat.
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The past is only history, the future is only a prediction. Your opportunity is now.
Right now, at the same moment you are reading this, you can start doing things you never thought you had time to do before.
This phenomenon I call the Challenge of Nows. In the world of great expectations, time consists of infinite […]

The most selfish 1 letter word - I - avoid it.
The most satisfying 2 letter word - We - use it.
The most poisonous 3 letter word - Ego - kill it.
The most used 4 letter word - Love - value it.
The most pleasing 5 letter word - Smile - keep it.
The fastest spreading 6 letter […]

1. Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down..
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ” An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” […]

The general categories to living life to its fullest…
Friendship: Without the bond of friendship, there is no one for you to consider a best pal, no one to say you have a crowd you fit in, there is no one there for you to cry too…
Happiness: Without Happiness, comes no joy. You must be happy […]

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
–Frank Outlaw

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it’d be easy, they […]

Most of us have personal opinions. Some of them might be so entrenched and heart felt we might call them convictions. Abortion, the war of terrorism, affirmative action, education, conservatism, liberalism, whatever. What has shaped what side we fall on in these issues? It depends on how we were brought up […]