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At mile 25 of my first marathon in September, my friend joined me in running the final mile. With tears and snot running down my face, I ugly cried and begged her to tell me funny, happy stories. Usually, I’m the one telling stories. Usually, I’m the one cheering people on. Have you ever been…

Name a book that has changed your life. My answer is Byron Katie’s book “Loving What Is.” I listened to it on audio with tears streaming down my face. So many thoughts run through our heads. So many thoughts run through our heads that aren’t true. So many lies run through our heads that hurt.…

Last weekend, I sat and drank beers with two people who were trying to convince me that it was hard to get to know new people. It was hard to start new relationships. I told them that they were a bummer. They didn’t love that. And you know what? Who cares what I think? Everyone…

“The thing is, Georgi, I really try to do things to improve myself, but then, there’s this button missing on my pants…” “Oh?” “Yeah, and I keep telling myself I need to sew it back on, but I don’t.” “Really…” “Yeah, and now I’m so mad at myself, I keep saying, SEW THE BUTTON! SEW…

  As I was was walking down the snowy path from Eli’s cabin to the car, Everett snuck up behind me and landed a snowball directly in my back. The kid had great aim. He also had a great laugh, an awesome smile, and a cute little puffy jacket. He had the gear. He had…

When people aren’t telling you the truth, you will feel it.  You don’t have to argue it or try to catch them in a lie, you can just feel that what they are saying isn’t right. We lie easily with words. Our bodies don’t lie. Wisdom is physical. One of the key communication concepts I…

Last weekend, I sat in a small ducky boat and paddled through whitewater rapids. I didn’t spend a lot of time looking behind me, because the current was moving fast and I wanted to be prepared for the next rapid ahead. I looked forward. Here’s something that race car drivers don’t spend a lot of…

“Wow, Georgi,” my sister Kate said, “You’re amazing. I can’t believe you’re going to run 26 miles.” “Thanks,” I said, because I do think I’m amazing, “but it’s possible for most people to do it. It just takes time. You could do it too.” I’m going to run a marathon next month. Truth bomb: I…

You don’t care about me. You aren’t listening to me. Leave me alone. I can’t say the right thing. If you loved me, why would you do that? I did this for you and you don’t appreciate it. This is what it sounds like when adults cry. When you add the visual, it can look…

The guy playing guitar in North Dakota wasn’t expecting me to sing harmony, but I came in at the beginning of Angel from Montgomery a third above him and continued the whole song. He didn’t know that he was singing my friend Maria’s signature song, and Maria and I love to trade harmonies back and…