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It seems to me that there are a limited number of days that we humans have to live. While I still have days left, I think I would like to experience a little bit of as much as I can. I also think that the best way to do that is to live every day differently. I would not go overboard and say jump out of a plane or climb a mountain every day. Some day I hope I will do both of those things, however there are a number of small things you can do to change it up so that every single day has something interesting and new. For instance, try different foods at restaurants you commonly go to, have tea one day instead of coffee, or ride the bus to work instead of driving. Better yet, ride your bike to work. Maybe you could wear your underwear backwards . Who would know? These are the kinds of incremental changes I make to my day to keep things interesting. It seems to keep me sort of sane. You know, somewhat. I think it is a good idea to make a big change in the way you do things every so often a

Not long ago, I was having a conversation about how messed up the world is. It is pretty messed up, but that is a topic for another post. During the conversation, I was met with a phrase that far too many people actually believe. "You can't change the world." It wrong to think that one person cannot change the world, because every person does change the world. Granted, not everyone changes the world to the same degree or in a positive way, but everyone has an effect on their surroundings. They have an effect on the people they come into contact with. They have an effect in what they create, what they destroy, even what they decide not to do. Every moment is spent making choices. Whether it is choosing what to do with our lives or choosing to literally take a step forward. Choosing to wait a minute to take that next step changes the timing with which you do everything that follows. And since what you do and when you do it affects anyone and everything else's future th