Category Archives: Wisdom
Acceptance
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. -Michael J Fox, via @inspiringquotes
On Opinions
“The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.” -Marcus Aurelius Still true 1,840 years later. . . So many modern day applications.
Thank You, Mrs. Humphrey
My 6th grade teacher, (I’m now 62) the late Ann Humphrey repeatedly admonished us that “Any day you don’t learn something new is a day you have wasted.” Fifty years later, I still repeat that phrase almost daily. Today, I … Continue reading
Good Advice
Advice from a Sloth: Take your time. Get a grip on things Relax often Hang out a lot Get plenty of sleep Let things roll off you And most importantly, always “use the bathroom” facing down Found somewhere on the … Continue reading
On Unique Purpose
The razor blade is sharp, but cannot cut a tree; the axe is strong, but can’t cut a hair Everyone is important according to his/her unique purpose . . . You should never look down on anyone unless you are … Continue reading
Let’s Walk
Thank you to Colleen over at the Chatter Master Blog for giving me permission to re-blog from her site. (I hope she remembers she did) There is plethora of wisdom over at her place, served up daily in nice bite-size … Continue reading
On Blame
Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. The worst people give you a lesson. And the best people give you memories. HT to (borrowed from) Leadership First on LinkedIn
Broken? Not Me.
Several days ago, I read a blog post written by a friend. Combining the experience of a wife, mother, grandmother, artist, writer and often a wise philospher, she routinely makes sense of the things we don’t want to think about. … Continue reading
No Doubt About It.
“The music that touches you in your youth is magnified as you get older. Each record can be a virtual time machine – all you need is to hear a second or two and you go back to that place … Continue reading
Overcoming Human Nature
As the class arrived and began taking their seats, they found the following on the chalk board: 9×1=9 9×2=18 9×3=27 9×4=36 9×5=45 9×6=54 9×7=63 9×8=72 9×9=81 9×10=91 One by one, they began to quietly mock him with their eyes, giggles … Continue reading