It’s Not Enough To Know

It seems as many of us act as if death is the greatest tragedy. It’s a mistaken view. The greatest tragedy is not living while you’re alive. So many of us, myself included at times, “half” live in a state of muted fear. We live in a smaller, chastened way that keeps us from many…

Any person who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved, has already defined his own limitations. – Cavett Robert In many respects its better to set a goal and fail to achieve it fully, than to accomplish exactly what you set out to do. The latter means you didn’t stretch yourself. And…

Everyone (in self-help and related fields), it seems, talks about “loving-what-you-do.” And how they have the formula/process/program/book to help you do it. It’s bad advice and a disservice to promise such. Putting aside my theory about how purpose is not outside us and nothing we need discover or create (it’s within and covered by by “crap”)…

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. – Mark Twain I don’t normally get into politics and the like on this blog, and I’m not about to start now, but I wanted to write something appropriate for Memorial Day here in the USA. There are all sorts…

If there is a fear of falling, the only safety consists in deliberately jumping – Carl Jung So often we don’t take risks because we’re afraid things won’t work out. We may not have that conscious thought, but the truth of not taking action or a risk that fear keeps us stuck. There’s a very…

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax. – Abraham Lincoln I am not suggesting that you spend 66% of your time exercising, but you – absolutely, positively – must exercise some, consistently. Is it hard to do? Yes and no. The actual doing is easy,…