December 4

EMBRACE THRIFTINESS DAY

MIND

Jeff Bridges 1949

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https://jeffbridges.com/

Bridges has taken on the role of activist and dedicates his time, celebrity and resources to ending hunger around the world.

https://www.nokidhungry.org/ways-you-can-help

*Check out Jeff Bridges’ website. It really is unique and inspiring. Think of donating to his favorite charity, nokidhungry.org and then watch him in The Big Lebowski to reward yourself.

BODY

Marisa Tomei 1964

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Detox Your Day

Marisa begins every day with the same ritual: drinking a cup of hot water with lemon.

She follows that with a boiled egg drizzled with a little olive oil or some fresh berries and granola with whole-milk yogurt.

Marisa keeps high protein snacks on hand.

“I’m a person who has to eat!”

“I graze every few hours.”

*Start today by drinking a cup of hot water with lemon. And then graze every few hours with high protein snacks. Then watch The Wrestler to reward yourself.

SOUL

Nick Vujicic 1982

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“No matter what you’ve done, no matter how bad you’ve blown it, God stands ready to accept and forgive you. He is waiting for you and His door is wide open.”

http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

*It’s been a long year. It’s nice to know that God is willing to forgive your sins for an entire year.

MONEY

Tyra Banks 1973

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Embrace Thriftiness

Banks enjoys leading a thrifty life. She’s admitted to taking hotel shampoo and soap from her room whenever she travels.

https://zenhabits.net/the-cheapskate-guide-50-tips-for-frugal-living/

*Embrace thriftiness today. Actually see how cheap you can be. Check out the zen habits for 50 tips for frugal living.

ENTERTAINMENT

Jay Z 1969

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*“Best rapper alive.” – listen to Jay Z all day today.

CROSSOVER: SOUL

“The most important thing I think out of all this is to teach compassion and to identify with everyone’s struggle and to know these people made these sacrifices for us to be where we are and to push that forward — for us. I believe that’s the most important thing to show them, because they don’t have to know things that I knew growing up. Like being tough.”

FOOD

Dennis Wilson 1944 – crock pot Beach Boys roast hoagies

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http://www.auntbeesrecipes.com/2015/05/crock-pot-beach-boys-roast-hoagies.html

*Listen to the Beach Boys while making their crock pot roast hoagies, then enjoy said hoagies while watching The Big Lebowski.

Wash it down with a Big Lebowski White Russian

https://www.thekitchn.com/the-celluloid-p-16-8755

SNUB – Francisco Franco 1892

Review –

  • Check out “The Dude’s” website
  • Detox your day
  • God will forgive your sins for this entire year
  • Embrace thriftiness
  • Listen to Jay Z
  • Make pot roast hoagies

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Travis Jones

I was born in Northwestern Pennsylvania and lived in a trailer park. I was raised by very conservative and religious (Wesleyan Methodist) parents. By some miracle I graduated college and moved to Florida. I have been a public school teacher since 1995. I have 7 years until I can retire. I was married in 1999 and divorced in 2001. I remarried in 2017 to Kate - 21 years my junior. Some of my life experiences as a 46-year-old, white American male, will come through in my writing, but the majority of this daily journey will be dedicated to improving myself, and hopefully you as well.

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