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“Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place.” –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Stephen Mitchell Translation) “Acting technique is not about pre-shaping, pre-planning the how…If you supply the why, the how takes care of itself…When we are nervous, which is always, we tend to set ourselves intoContinue reading “Ride The Wave”

Got me looking so crazy right now, your love’sGot me looking so crazy right now (your love) -song, “Crazy In Love” by Beyonce “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You canContinue reading “Crazy In Love”

De-do-do-do, de-da-da-daIs all I want to say to you -song “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police “Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.” -Harry S. Truman “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” -Amelia Earhart Do. Do. Do. Action. Action. Action. The more you do, theContinue reading “Do-Do-Do”

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― Gandalf to Frodo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, The Fellowship of the Ring “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to chooseContinue reading ““Now What?””

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson “Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage. People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability andContinue reading “Vulnerability Sucks”

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus)To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus)I’m so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus)You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus) -“Magic Bus”, song by The Who “Strong ideas. Loosely held.” -JohnContinue reading “Magic Bus”

I wish everybody knewWhat’s so great about you… This is the last timeThis is the last time (The National, song “This Is The Last Time”) “Deliberate practice requires working where challenges exceed skill.” -Angela Duckworth, book Grit “When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.” -Richard BransonContinue reading “When’s The Last Time?”

“The time is always right to do the right thing.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If you know in your heart that what you’re doing is right, then rest assured that… …it’s the right time. …you’re in the right place. …you have all the right skills. …you know or will meet all the right people.Continue reading “Right”

“Every event has two handles – one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other – that he is your brother, that you were raised together,Continue reading “Just Wasn’t Meant To Be”

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson “Fall down seven times, get back up eight.” -Japanese proverb (Thanks to Fr. Pete, aka “DJ McSwish” for inspiring this post) Hopefully not literally, but definitely figuratively, you can expect life to punch you in the mouth. It’s not a matter ofContinue reading “B.O.R.A.”