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“It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at your funeral — whether you were kind, brave, honest or faithful. Were you capable ofContinue reading “Did You Work On Your Eulogy Today?”

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” -Alan Kay “There were no textbooks, so we had to write them.” -Katherine Johnson, Mathematician and NASA scientist who played a key role in sending the first astronauts to space, on what it took to accomplish the mission “I criticize by creation, not byContinue reading “Create It”

“Dreams are the seeds to reality.” -James Allen “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” -Aristotle “Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.Continue reading “Dreams Into Reality”

“The lack of a singular hero in the face of this disaster is not something to fret — only our desire for one is. Even though some claimed to be such heroes around the other disasters we’ve faced, I find they were more like the movies we make – they were acting a role. TheyContinue reading “Only Each Other”

“Be a good person. But don’t waste time proving it.” -Anonymous “I must do something” will always solve more problems than “Something must be done.” -Anonymous Be anonymous because you don’t care about credit or acknowledgment. But don’t be anonymous because you’re afraid to take responsibility. Feel the fear. Do it anyway. The world needsContinue reading “Anonymous”

Not-knowing is true knowledge.Presuming to know is a disease.First realize that you are sick;then you can move toward health. When they think that they know the answers,people are difficult to guide.When they know that they don’t know,people can find their own way. -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Inspiration is not the exclusiveContinue reading “The Continuous “I Don’t Know””

“So, what is hope, and what is hope for? Hope is an emotional temper that emboldens the heart to be active, it is a condition, a mood, an aura of being. It is a feat of the imagination, both courageous and ingenious, a vitality that inspires us to take innovative action to defend the world.Continue reading “A Vs. Zoom Tonight: “Community””

“If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person—you already feel fortunate. An optimistic attitude is largely inherited, and it is part of a general disposition for well-being, which may also include a preference for seeing the bright side of everything. If youContinue reading “Optimism and Hope”

Well I don’t know about your right and wrongI got a muse from the east to the westAll I know is if I never said it beforeI’m going to say it with my last breath I will never forget your healing hands my loveI thought my heart had stoppedI swore I had given upI willContinue reading “The Hands Of Albrecht AND Albert Durer”

Our inspiring definition of art is “doing something that might not work in service of others.” This doesn’t just apply to “artists” or making “art”, but to anyone who feels a calling inside and wants to help. A little while back my wife sent me this beautiful post about friendship: When people are going throughContinue reading “The “Art” Of Your Generosity”