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The supreme good is like water,which nourishes all things without trying to.It is content with the low places that people disdain.Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground.In thinking, keep to the simple. -“Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself. It’s thinkingContinue reading “Seek The Lowest Place”

“if you want to be given everything, give everything up.” –Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Your being increases in the measure that you give it away. Your being decreases in the measure that you cling to it.” -Bishop Robert Barron on The Law Of The Gift “We make a living byContinue reading “Got Nothing”

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it beAnd in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it beLet it be, let it be, let it be, let it beWhisper words of wisdom, let it beContinue reading “What Will Happen”

“I think it’s my job to risk looking foolish. One of the things I’ve learned from the actors I’ve worked with is you don’t get something for nothing. If you don’t risk looking foolish, you’ll never do anything special.” -Ethan Hawke Who are your North Stars? Who are the people you continually look up toContinue reading “Your North Stars”

“I’ve always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it’s like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That’s the actor’s craft – using yourself to create a character.” -Robert Duvall “A lot of what acting is, isContinue reading “Just Being”

“Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself.” -Eckhart Tolle “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” -Lao Tzo “The now is not as emptyContinue reading “Enough For Now”

“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.” -Rene Girard “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” -Milton Friedman “Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.”Continue reading “Econ 101”

You heard that we were greatBut now you think we’re lameSince you saw the show last nightYou hoped that we would rockKnock it up a notchRockin’ was nowhere in sight And it’s never good when it goes badNo one likes to feel like they’ve been hadAnd it may be okBut you won’t wear our t-shirtsContinue reading “Your Thoughts”

“In every waking moment your brain uses past experience to guide your present sensations.” -Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, book How Emotions Are Made “Confidence comes from preparation. When the game is on the line, I’m not asking myself to do something I haven’t done a thousand times before.” -Kobe Bryant “Fake it ’til you makeContinue reading “Earn Your Confidence”

The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, myContinue reading “Good Judgment”