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Sam Simkins

@ssimkins9

Husband, father, friend, lawyer, and woodworker—in that order

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 May 15, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

Beauty In Struggle | Steemitzombies

#### Steemit zombies is a community and set of guidelines for encouraging the non-spammy reposting and curation of undervalued posts. Steemit zombies must use the #steemitzombies tag as a first tag,…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 May 14, 2018, 7:33 PM UTC

Why You Should Become a Story Collector (and how)

I have always been captivated by the prowess of a gifted story teller. These people are able to lead others through unfolding events in a way that builds tension and engagement. But there is someone…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 May 9, 2018, 2:05 PM UTC

Puke and Ponytails: A Story of Self-Loathing and Triumph

It started at 4 am. My eldest daughter, Lyla, stumbled into our dark room and whimpered “mom, dad, I’m sorry. I tried to get it in the toilet, but I couldn’t make it and I puked all over the bathroom…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 May 2, 2018, 3:21 PM UTC

What If Your "Calling" Is More Than One Thing?

I have always struggled with knowing what I want to do in life. I never had an answer as a child for the adults' constant questioning about my future plans. After high school, I started an unintentio…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 May 1, 2018, 7:52 PM UTC

More Than Cutting | What Is Non-Suicidal Self-Injury?

Are tattoos and piercings self-harm? What about full contact sports? This week I received a great question from @scan0017 about whether an intense work out routine could be self-harming as it does in…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 Apr 29, 2018, 11:57 PM UTC

Never Be a "Full-Time" Employee | Why You Should Keep Things From Your Boss

Unless you live off the land or are independently wealthy, work is probably a central and important part of each week, or even every day. And there is good reason for that, to a degree. We work to ga…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 Apr 27, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

You Probably Know A Couple Hundred People Who Have Self-Injured

Non-suicidal self-injury , or NSSI, is such a widely misunderstood behavior. There is a noticeable deficit of research and scholarly writing on the subject. Even practitioners are often unprepared to…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 Apr 26, 2018, 6:29 PM UTC

Men and Women Don't Age Differently, We Just Objectify Them Differently

My bride turns 29 today. I managed to reach 27 years old last month. We are relatively young for the life situation we are straddling right now--five kids, four degrees between the two of us, three c…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 Apr 25, 2018, 1:50 AM UTC

Get Bored and See What Happens

A strange thing can happen when you take your brain out of the stream of constant stimulation. Think about it, when was the last time you went 20 minutes without something begging for your attention?…

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Sam Simkins
@ssimkins9 Apr 23, 2018, 5:05 PM UTC

6 Questions to Leverage Your Community and Learn More About Yourself

How well do you know yourself? It may be obvious, but you have special access to knowledge about yourself that no one else has--google "self-knowledge" or "epistemic privilege" if you want to nerd ou…

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