All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. – James Thurber
Thurber’s words are so profound, so amazing, so perfect . . . all I am going to is reiterate his message:
What are you running from?
What are you running to?
Why
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. – Ernest Hemingway What I love about this quote is that his logic applies so well to finding out what you’re made of or what you can do: The best way to find out if you can is to do…
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar It can be hard to remember this at times. We can caught up in overwhelm and frustration and lose sight of our abilities. It is in these times that we must remind ourselves of how much we have already done. Of all…
To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone. – Reba McEntire I love this one. You need to dream because without dreams life is small and sad. You need a backbone because you’ll have to work hard, and sometimes need to stand up for yourself. And of…
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. – Emma Goldman As we pause in the United States to have cook-outs and watch fireworks, let’s take a moment to reflect on what our Independence Day is all about. Back in 1776 Thomas Jefferson gave us…
In the spirit of a koan, I offer the following: We seem to be in mode where we (think we) need more than ourselves to be somebody. Is this true? Is this true for you? If it’s true, is it accurate? Is it helpful? Is it constructive? Is it… ? You. Are. Enough. (More than, actually……
This video is amazing. Please watch it. I wish we had stuff like this in my country… Care to venture a guess as to why such a video – both the content and the style – is so unlikely in the USA? (This is an intentionally short post as I didn’t want to take away from the video’s…