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About Wright Flyer Guy

Darin is a single adoptive father, a teacher, playwright, and musical theatre director from Kettering, Ohio.

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Shake Your Tail Feathers

This is not my writing. This post is from DailyOM. Over time, we have learned to suppress some of the most fun aspects of our individuality. Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as … Continue reading

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THE FAMILY ALBUM: Mrs. Irene Poynter

I would never trade growing up in Elwood, Indiana for any place else in the world because I got to know some of the most wonderful folks. Our neighbors were bonus uncles and aunts, always keeping an eye on the … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GRREAT DAY: Transforming Anger to Light

This is not my post nor writing. This is from DailyOM. When we have anger that is lingering, we can give it to the earth to transmute and give a new purpose. As humans, we all have anger, sometimes more … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GRREAT DAY: Being Aware is the First Step

This is not my post nor writing. This is from DailyOM. There is freedom that comes with awareness, because with it comes the opportunity to make a choice. Life is a journey comprised of many steps on our personal path … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GRREAT DAY: The First Moments of the Day

This is not my post nor writing. This is from DailyOM. Each morning when we awake, we have an opportunity to create our day with what inspires us the most. The moment during the day when we very first open … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GRREAT DAY: Taking time for yourself

This is not my post nor writing. This is from DailyOM. Making time for the activities that contribute to your spiritual growth has little to do with being selfish. Modern life compels us to rush. Because we feel pressured to … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Balancing Your Warrior Spirit

I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Balancing Your Warrior Spirit When we recognize our warrior self, we can exhibit strength without sacrificing tenderness. The human soul is dynamic, adapting readily to the changing conditions we encounter … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Finding Freedom in No

I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Finding Freedom in No Saying No to somebody when we’re used to saying Yes, can be challenging as we fear being rejected. Many of us, from childhood on, are taught … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Spending time with nature

I did not write this blog post. It is from DailyOM. Because we instinctively know that nature is good for us on many levels, it’s not unusual to feel powerfully drawn to it. In this modern age, we spend so … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Trees shedding their bark

I did not write this blog post. This is from DailyOM. Like a tree, our growth depends upon our ability to soften, loosen, and shed defenses we no longer need. Trees grow up through their branches and down through their … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Relaxing from home

I did not write this blog entry. It is from DailyOM. If you can’t get away on a vacation, turn your home into an instant vacation place. Throughout our lives, most of us are led to believe that relaxation is … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Worth

This is not my writing but from the DailyOM site. Your worth is not a product of your intelligence, your talent, your looks, or how much you have accomplished. Though much of who and what we are changes as we … Continue reading

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MY DAY: Trying to return to routine

September 27th was my last official blog offered by my own hand, the others, labeled as MAKE IT A GREAT DAY, were from DailyOM that is one of my favorite sites. The seasonal weather change, which has always sacked my … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Create a Supportive Life Story

I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Create a Supportive Life Story While we are on earth, we are all human beings in different phases of our lives and soul development. We all have our own life … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Big Steps on Life’s Path

I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Big Steps On Life’s Path There is freedom that comes with awareness, because with it comes the opportunity to make a choice. Life is a journey comprised of many steps … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Timing Can Be Everything

This post was not written by me. It is from DailyOM. Timing Can Be Everything Every person fulfills their purpose when the time is right. Since human timetables quite often do not correspond with universal timetables, it’s common for people … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Breaking Family Cycles

This post was not written by me. It was from DailyOM. Breaking Family Cycles Breaking your family patterns may be the most important work you do and the most challenging. It is easy to believe that in leaving our childhood … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Mind Over Matter

I did not write this post. It is from DailyOM. Mind Over Matter We can improve our physical well-being by first starting to notice our thoughts and our reactions to them. The power of the mind is a curious thing, … Continue reading

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MY DAY: Birthdays and other days

Last weeks rain and chilly spell socked it to me with the body’s adjustments to the changing weather. But, by the weekend, I was feeling up to my old self. Saturday at 11:00 AM, Laura picked me up for one … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: It’s okay to be different

My Aunt Jenny posted this quote on her Facebook account and it has already been one of my favorites as it was how Mother raised me. This is one thing (of many) I shall always be grateful for Mother: teaching, … Continue reading

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MY DAY: Monday is off and… sluggishly moving…

It rained a tiny bit in the early pre-dawn hours and has been spitting little spells of passing currents throughout the morning. Grey clouds hover over The Miami Valley and radar shows several heavy, extended bands of showers preparing to … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Free of gravity

This is not my writing. This is from DailyOM. We take flight mentally and experience new insights when we rise above our habitual ways of thinking.As earthbound beings, humans have always had a fascination with winged creatures of all kinds. … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Sitting with feelings

This is not my writing. This is from DailyOM. Taking the time to sit with your feelings to acknowledge them, will save you much distress down the road. It can take great courage to really sit with our feelings, allowing … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Take action

This is not my writing. It is from DailyOM. In order to make our dreams come true, we must take action rather than simply wishing for what we want. There is a popular misconception that we might be able to … Continue reading

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY: Daily self care

This is not my writing. It is from DailyOM. Putting yourself first means that it may be necessary to say no to someone else, in order to say yes to yourself. We have all heard the instructions of an airline … Continue reading

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