“Fighting Addiction” was one of the first essays I wrote at 3MPH, six years ago. Here is an updated version with a few minor edits and some added images. Fighting Addiction We’re all dealing with addiction, and how we deal with it is more important than the addiction itself. I’ve concluded most neurosis and addictions […]
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Accepting responsibility for your circumstances is the opposite of self-pity. Self-pity is a trap that robs you of personal power. Many folks see their circumstances in life as a blessing or a curse instead of a challenge. Seeing everything as a challenge moves the needle towards action and adjusts your perception. Life is about growth,
Three or four decades ago, all the Miss America Pageant contestants and most Western World leaders wanted World Peace. World leaders are presently all in for World War III – A war that cannot be won. Do they imagine that they can hide in their bunkers and come out the other side of a Nuclear
Cold and Flu season kicks off at the end of October and can last until late Spring, with the peak between December and February. Pharmaceutical companies, medical conglomerates, and their partners in the media suggest that every flu season is different and the one step you should take to reduce your risk of serious illness
While we were dialing in our macros the other day in “Chronometer,” the nutrition tracking app we both use, we started discussing the new governmental food recommendations released by the current administration. The conversation went to a comment one of us had seen recently about “Lucky Charms” (an extruded wheat grain cereal with tons of
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I recently went camping in the mountains for a week with a young friend. He needed a reset, and men need each other more than ever in the present paradigm. When I was facing down demons in my “dark night of the soul” a few decades back, there was a group of men who stood
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, a mathematician/philosopher uttered the Latin phrase “Cogito, ergo sum.” It’s commonly been translated as “I think, therefore I am.” The philosopher was Rene Descartes, and another possible translation is, “I am thinking, therefore I exist.” So, what is existence, exactly? A simple definition might be
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The federal government banned the sale of raw milk across state lines about three decades ago. There are presently about a dozen states where you can purchase raw milk at a retail store, and there are another dozen where all unpasteurized dairy products are illegal. A significant number now allow direct-to-consumer sales of raw milk,
We’ve been focused on health, nutrition, and fitness at 3mph.org since the beginning (six years ago). We were interested before; we just didn’t take it as seriously. Once we graduated into our sixties, however, it became apparent that we couldn’t afford only to be interested, we needed to be fully invested and hyper-focused. For the
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The first time I journeyed between Colorado and Texas was in 1980, and for forty-four years I’ve continued to travel back and forth between my two favorite places. I don’t know how many times we’ve driven or flown between here and there, but it’s a big number. Even a couple times a year over that
As I gaze out upon the Great Wide World from my vantage point, high above a Fruited Plain, it appears to me as if we’ve lost our way. It seems like there’s no longer a collective ideology for society to organize around. For centuries, Western civilization was steered by the philosophy of liberalism. Freedom of
Most of my best-loved activities take place outside. Before the internet, I read numerous magazines and periodicals; many were about doing things outside — one of my favorite magazines used “Outside” as its name. I don’t spend much time reading magazines anymore, the world has been digitalized. Another thing that’s not getting near as much
“Evolve or Repeat,” is a concise statement that’s been echoed by philosophers, theologians, shamans, and sages for centuries. Its power shines like the sun. Your experiences; every mistake, success, or failure, teaches you something about yourself, and the adjustments you need to make for your future happiness. Evolution is a learning game. The goal is to