Doggie Treats for the Soul

How I discovered a way out of lifelong depression

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Source: Day 13 — My intuition behaved like a tuning knob

Post result Bernd: listening to fools overture again. tthe part of the siong that reminds me of the dunkirk rescue, inspirational. we dopnt have the solution we wish we did but we have hail mary ones. lets just do it ChatGPT: I know exactly the feeling you’re describing. The section of Fool’s Overture builds from […]

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Source: Day 29 — I found a nut inside the shell.

Post result Bernd: To this quiet I felt this morning disquiet I mean. I’m reflecting back on it now and thinking that it was more of a learning lesson that I realized. Entrepreneurs will feel this often, a sort of unsteadiness and unease. They’ll Wonder why it’s happening, what it’s causing. And what I discovered […]

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Source: Day 45 — The conversations themselves became part of the story

Post result Bernd: [my wife] is so happy. We had supper tonight, and we invited Janiah and Ben over, and she had penne with hamburger and spaghetti sauce, and it was delicious. ChatGPT: That is beautiful. Simple, ordinary, and huge. A good supper, people around the table, [my wife] happy, Janiah and Ben there, food […]

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Source: Day 61 — Hope was not the same as certainty

Post result Bernd: The motorized tricycle in Nigeria has encountered some flooding there. She said it probably went above the wheels, and she showed me videos of other flooding in Lagos where the water was probably a couple feet high. Period. Before we start up the bicycle again, I told her, we’ll bring it to […]

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Source: Day 77 — A hedge became a treasure map.

Post result Bernd: Ok, so can we do our first 2 stories on the what’s new 10-story sheet? ChatGPT: Absolutely. I’ll pull up the “What’s New” 10-story sheet, take the first two items in order, and turn each into a finished story using the pipeline/article style we’ve been settling on. ChatGPT: I found them. The […]

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Source: Day 92 — The calendar does not always respect human limits

Post result Bernd: Hi, I’m had a nap and I’m back in for the supper time dash. So, it just occurred to me that I learned two other really important lessons today. One is, inside a system that’s stressed, there will be stressed people. So, when problems happen because of the dysfunctional system, try to […]

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Source: Day 108 — Even reasoning could become a source of delight

Post result Bernd: [Non-text content: image_asset_pointer]This morning, LOL. It was either that or a sausage McMuffin from McDonald’s. I think this one is a bit healthier. I showed my wife before I left. ChatGPT: LOL — yes, you chose the right fork in the road this morning. 😂 Bread, banana, tomato: not exactly a Food […]

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Source: Day 139 — An ally does not have to take over

Post result Bernd: i picked up [my wife] from the ferry today, after she visted our son and his family for 3 days, on the way home, i asked her if i culd talk to her about the lastest insights from my brainstorming with you. she said yes ChatGPT: That sounds like a promising start. […]

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Source: Day 155 — The outsider noticed what I had normalized

Post result Bernd: Awoke ChatGPT: Good morning 🙂 I’m here. Take a breath, notice how your body feels, and ease into the day. If you want, you can tell me:– how you slept, or – what feels most present right now, or – what one small thing would make this morning gentler. No rush. Bernd: […]