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Don’t you ever wonderMaybe if things had been slightly differentYou could be somebody else?Don’t you wonder maybeIf you took a left turnInstead of taking a rightYou could be somebody different? Don’t you ever wonderCould I have beenDon’t you ever wonder?Anyone, anyoneDon’t you ever wonder?Don’t you ever wonder?Anyone, anyone, anyone Could I have been a parkingContinue reading “Could I Have Been?”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe Stop daydreaming about what you’ll do when you finally get what you want. Start doing with what you have right now.

“She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great pain, because she has found peace in her heart.” – Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Translation by Stephen Mitchell) “We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole thatContinue reading “Centered”

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” -Jean-Luc Picard You can do everything right… …and still everything goes wrong. Detach yourself from the outcome. Focus on the process. You’ll be content knowing you did your best. You controlled what you could control. Let fortuneContinue reading “You Can Do Everything Right…”

If you’re looking for an example of generosity of spirit, look no further than the below email that Anthony Hopkins sent to Bryan Cranston. It’s after he consumed all episodes of “Breaking Bad.” He was so moved by the performance and quality of the show, he felt compelled to reach out. (Hat tip to myContinue reading “Generosity Of Spirit”

“1. Welcome Each Day, Its Pleasures and Its Challenges 2. Make Others Feel Welcome 3. Share 4. Live in the Moment 5. Feel the Spirit of Those Who Have Come Before You 6. Appreciate Those Who Walk with You Today 7. Imagine Those Who Will Follow You” -Victor Prince, book The Camino Way: Lessons inContinue reading “The Way”

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” -Epictetus I don’t know what they want from me It’s like the more money we come acrossThe more problems we see – The Notorious B.I.G., song “Mo Money Mo Problems” “Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you getContinue reading “Having Enough”

Under the “Desired Characteristics” heading, you’re almost guaranteed to find one phrase in any job posting across any industry anywhere in the United States. Probably the world. “Candidate must be a self-starter.” It’s also a “Desired Characteristic” if you wanna lead an artistic life. Be a self-starter. Go make your art.

“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation.Continue reading “Sacrifice”

“Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close. You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television shows as they do, maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes. But it seems that the more you try to fit in, the more you feel like an outsider,Continue reading “Find The Others”