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“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” -Mother Teresa “First do what is necessary. Then do what is possible. And before you know it you are doing the impossible.” –Continue reading “One Drop”

“At around twenty-eight, twenty-nine, or thirty years old, after my kids were born, I figured I’d hit some plateau that was adulthood—where I believed things would just stay level for about forty years while I would do great work and have interesting experiences—then rather uneventfully I would begin to decay and die. But this wasContinue reading “Trying To Get On Top Of It”

“Friends don’t owe! They do because they wanna do.” -Rocky’s advice to Paulie in Rocky III Don’t do it out of guilt. Don’t do it because you think you owe it to them. Don’t do it expecting a certain response or result. Don’t do it to get some kind of status or reward. Do itContinue reading “Don’t Owe”

“The desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath-retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet.” ―Alan Watts, The WisdomContinue reading “The Right Path?”

For the actor… Yes, you know how the story ends. But we in the audience don’t. It’s our very first time. Therefore, play each moment, each beat, each scene, as if you’re in the audience. Expect your actions and tactics to work. Fight for what you want right up until the very last line. AndContinue reading “Don’t Play The End”

“Good thinking is expensive. Bad thinking costs a fortune. One way to force yourself to think is to write. Good writing requires good thinking.  Forcing yourself to make your thinking visible gives poor thinking nowhere to hide. You can’t simply take a few minutes here and there, get the gist of the problem, and expectContinue reading “The Concept Statement”

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for thatContinue reading “The Unusual Way”

The more you’re in …ing mode and not …ed mode, the better. …ing implies possibilities, open-mindedness, a growth mindset, willingness to learn new skills, suppleness, flexibility, you’re still on the journey of life. …ed is past tense. You’re done. Closed off. Finito. Hardened. Brittle. You know all there is to know. Where’s the fun inContinue reading “…ing”

“When a patient commits to pursuing their potential, it triggers their Life Force, and it’s the Life Force that gives them the vitality to heal themselves. You can bury your symptoms with meds, you can avoid situations that trigger them, but if you want to change yourself in a lasting way, you need to putContinue reading “Work On Your Life Force”

“I worship at the altar of intention and obstacle…When you’re talking about things like theme you have to be really careful because that’s not what’s going to make the car go. Okay? It’s what’s going to be what makes the car be good and give you a good ride. But that’s not what’s going toContinue reading “Intention and Obstacle”