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Describe one positive change you have made in your life

Living alone wasn’t part of the plan. Work dragged me to a different corner of the country, far from my wife and son, and suddenly, I was on my own. But why stop at one change? This unexpected twist has sparked a handful of positive change in my lifestyleones I’m pretty proud of. I’ve morphed into a domesticated version of Rambo, juggling gardening, regular exercise, cooking, cleaning, and even my own shopping. Who knew I had it in me? The forced separation gave me a chance to pick up skills I’d never bothered with before. Gardening’s become my zenthere’s something calming about tending to plants and pulling weeds. I’ve also committed to a solid workout routine, hitting it hard every other day. Cooking? That’s a whole new adventure. It’s taught me patienceyou can’t rush a good meal and still expect it to taste right. And keeping this house in order?… Describe one positive change you have made in your life

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What is the last thing you learned?

Let me start by saying that that the last thing you learned is yet to come. I’ve come to believe that learning is a journey without a finish line. Life hands you lessons dailysome subtle, some sharpand it’s up to you to hold onto them or let them slip away, only to stumble over the same mistakes again. The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for me. As I’ve probably mentioned a thousand times on this blog (sorry, not sorry!), I’ve been living solo in a house that feels a tad too big for one. It’s been a crash course in survival, pushing me to pick up skills I never thought I’d need. From wrestling weeds in the garden to chopping onions in the kitchenyes, tears includedevery day brings something new.Lessons from Living Alone On top of that, I’ve started a new challenge: pull-ups. My goal? Twenty in… What is the last thing you learned?