The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision. – Helen Keller
When Helen Keller talks about blindness and vision we are well-advised to pay attention.
This quote reminds me of something similar: the only thing worse than someone who can’t read is someone who can and doesn’t.
So, what’s our lesson here?
Have a vision.
Do what you can.*
(And read; reading is huge.)
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* BTW: that’s a lot.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. – Helen Keller With apologize to Ms. Keller, there are other grave threats to ability to anything wise in the world, self-deception chief among them. But feeling sorry for your self, for more than five…
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. – Gloria Steinem I’m single and looking. Or at least I used to be. A very good friend of mine has long advocated that the best way to find a compatible, and quality, mate is do the things…
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes. – Henry Kaiser As with everything, it’s all about perspective. See trouble and you’ll have a problem. See opportunity and you’ll dig in. What are you going to look for, now?
We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. – Buddha There’s no greater truth than we are what we think. We become what we think. We never become what we don’t believe we can. What you think? About yourself? Your potential? Your ability?…
Occasionally I read something that I have to share, sometimes I offer commentary – Umair Haque’s stuff needs no adornment. I offer his recent post “How To Fix Your Soul” for your review and evolution. Cheers!
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. – Eleanor Roosevelt Let’s get clear on a few terms: wishing, wanting, hoping and desiring, planning and intending. They are all thoughts. Thoughts in your head that create emotions in your body. These emotions either create in-action or action (read on and I…