What Were You Going To Do Tomorrow?

The path to a better life is more of a mining operation than a manufacturing one. – George Pransky What I think Pransky is saying here is that having a better life (which comes from being (behaving as) a better person) comes not from getting something from outside yourself or making yourself into something else,…

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…

So many people say they can’t “get inspired” when they need or want to. Doing anything from a “place” of inspiration is a merely a function of using your body and mind in a particular way. Not feeling inspired? You’re using your body and mind in a certain way (i.e. you are maintaining a certain physiology and…

This above all – to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man. – William Shakespeare We’ve all heard the first part of this quote, but rarely is the rest of it mentioned. Pity. Because as important as it is to be…

“You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” – Henry Louis Mencken Where has your life narrowed? Where is it shallow? What do you want instead?

Doing what you like is freedom.  Liking what you do is happiness. – Frank Tyger They are both important. Are you doing both? Either?