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“Every event has two handles – one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other – that he is your brother, that you were raised together,Continue reading “Just Wasn’t Meant To Be”

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson “Fall down seven times, get back up eight.” -Japanese proverb (Thanks to Fr. Pete, aka “DJ McSwish” for inspiring this post) Hopefully not literally, but definitely figuratively, you can expect life to punch you in the mouth. It’s not a matter ofContinue reading “B.O.R.A.”

“I used to worry a great deal about the theatre, the arts, where it and they were going. There were panels and there were editorials and there were arguments, and I came to see that the worriers had created a career–a sinecure–for themselves.Worrying and prognosticating, but never producing. So I stopped worrying and bleating andContinue reading “Do What You Can Do”

“The most frustrated actors I know are the ones who are waiting for someone to give them the gig. You must make the gig.” -Jason Alexander If you’ve been a follower of this blog, you know a central theme of it is urging and inspiring you to make your own art. It’s one of myContinue reading “Make The Gig”

“I have the will to play. Baseball is hard work and the strain is tremendous. Sure, it’s pleasurable, but it’s tough…There’s no excuse for a player not hustling. I believe every player owes it to himself, his club and to the public to hustle every minute he is on the ball field.” -Lou Gehrig (akaContinue reading “Two and Two and 2”

“Iron sharpens iron…” (Proverbs 27:17) “The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.” -Heraclitus “Certain things in life will cut you open like a knife. When that happens—at that exposing moment—the world gets a glimpse of what’s truly insideContinue reading “Iron? Air? Or Bulls*it?”

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” -Oprah Winfrey “I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.” -Lou Holtz “It is never wrong to do the right thing.” – Mark Twain. “ButContinue reading “The Right Thing To Do”

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements ofContinue reading “The Parable Of The Bricklayer”

What am I doing?What am I doing?Oh yeah, that’s right, I’m doin’ me, I’m doin’ meI’m living life right now, man, and this what I’mma do ’til it’s over Til it’s overBut it’s far from over -Drake, song “Over” “If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming thatContinue reading “Year Of Big Decisions”

“The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.” -James Clear, book Atomic Habits The single best hack that enables any habit or resolution to stick is to make them part of your identity. Tweak your thinking from “I’m the type of person who wants this” to “I’m theContinue reading “New Year. New Do. New You.”