Merry Christmas
As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is. – Eric Sevareid
I hope you find the true spirit of Christmas in your heart and enjoy the day.
“The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.” – Henry Ford As someone who knows, I can say that there is no job security. The only “job” security is a strong ability to create value in the marketplace.
“If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it.” – Francis Chichester Sometimes what scares us is what we must do. Sometimes it’s the last thing we should do. Knowing the difference is one the key skills of a great life.
Is the voice in your head the Voice of Reason (which serves you) or the Voice of Reasons (which acts like it protects you, but really just makes excuses and holds you back)? I wrote that a while ago and it still holds up. We have both “voices” in our heads, but one is louder…
Not forgiving is sometimes a function of not trusting our ability to be strong and whole in the face of the thing or person we have forgiven. We are glad (eventually) for the realization that someone, or something, has harmed us and we want to be vigilant against future injury, or error. So we remain…
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. – Wendell Phillips “Boy, after that banana, you’re really screwed.” “How are you ever going to come back from that banana?” Defeat is just a word, like banana is just a word. I hope my silly example showed you that words…
In life, the opposite of creation is not destruction, it’s victim-hood. “Huh?” (you may say). In life, we can choose to be responsible for our lives and create through our choices, or play the victim and allow life to wash over us all the while lamenting the unfairness of things and wallowing in passivity. Put another…