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“He has the most who is most content with the least…It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.” -Diogenes Speaking of wisdom and wishes… The Greek and Roman historian Plutarch tells a famous story about Alexander the Great visiting the impoverished Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope.Continue reading “Alexander and Diogenes”

There’s an adage in basketball that says the team that usually wins the last two minutes of every quarter or half, wins the game. Apply that to your life. No matter how bad today went–whether in or outside your control–stop whatever negative habit you’re continuing to do. And right now, before you go to sleep,Continue reading “End Right”

The LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”Solomon answered:“O LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, kingto succeed my father David;but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.I serve you in the midst ofContinue reading “One Wish: Wisdom”

“Serve Who Shows Up. No matter the size of a group, I show up and give them my best. I’ll bring the same energy and heart to a room full of five people that I will to a room of 500. And I’d suggest you do the same. Truth be told, you’ll never know howContinue reading “Two People In The Audience”

If a country is governed wisely,its inhabitants will be content.They enjoy the labor of their handsand don’t waste time inventinglabor-saving machines.Since they dearly love their homes,they aren’t interested in travel.There may be a few wagons and boats,but these don’t go anywhere.There may be an arsenal of weapons,but nobody ever uses them.People enjoy their food,take pleasureContinue reading “Vacation”

“Whether you have ten years left or a hundred years left, your life is an incredibly brief moment. We know for sure you won’t be here in a century. But today? Today you are in the Great Game. And this moment you have right now might as well be the most important moment in theContinue reading “Play The Great Game”

“Why is improvement hard? Part of the issue is everyone wants to improve, but nobody wants to destroy. Change often requires destruction. Or, at least, unlearning. Let’s call it gentle elimination. You may have to leave little habits, update current beliefs, eliminate comfortable patterns. When you want better outcomes, your daily norms may need toContinue reading “Self Destruction”

“The purpose of life is not to be happy at all. It is to be useful, to be honorable. It is to be compassionate. It is to matter, to have it make some difference that you lived.” -Leo Rosten “The world will offer you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were madeContinue reading “Work For Comfort”

“All art is quite useless.” -Oscar Wilde The point of making art is to make art. Art For Art’s Sake. That is the best kind, the only kind. For more inspiration, read Billy Oppenheimer’s “The Point.”

How many times have you heard someone sayIf I had his money I’d do things my wayHmm, but little they knowHmm, it’s so hard to findOne rich man in ten with a satisfied mind Hmm, once I was wading in fortune and fameEverything that I dreamed of to get a start in life’s gameBut suddenlyContinue reading “A Satisfied Mind”