"My heart wants roots. My mind wants wings. I cannot bear their bickerings." — E.Y. Harburg. If there were a feeling assigned to the last decade, I think it would be frustration. Merriam-Webster defines frustration as "the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of
"Until death, all defeat is psychological." - attributed to Mandla The Great. What does it mean to be defeated? To be defeated is more than just losing; it is being overcome to the point where you are no longer able to complete a goal. It is being knocked out
"The rarest of all human qualities is consistency." - Jeremy Bentham. I have been accused (more than once) of not being able to stick with anything. I find this assessment to be accurate only part of the time (take this blog for example, over 70 weeks in a row
Looking back over some of my posts, I notice that I write often about living according to your values. I thought that maybe I should address one of the consequences that will happen to you if you choose to do so, and that is: you may be isolated. Solitude, isolation,
"Whatever you prioritize is your God." — Jordan B. Peterson I like to think that I have noble goals: being in great physical condition, eating homemade, healthful foods, spending my free time engaged in intellectual pursuits, and giving love and attention to my family, pets, plants, and nature. If
"Forgiveness has nothing to do with logic; it is the final breakdown of it. It is a mystical recognition that human evil is something we are all trapped by, suffering from, and participating in." - Father Richard Rohr. I must apologize for the shortness of this post, but I
"It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other." - Aldous Huxley. I have been in several situations over the last few months that began to darken my
"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm." - Swedish Proverbs The idea for this post came to me this week while listening to the radio on my way home from work. A newsperson reported on a sign the county had
"I've found that if I pray for God to move a mountain, I must be prepared to wake up next to a shovel." - unknown. Constantly, we are trying to mitigate the damage that life might inflict upon us. Experience has shown that through preparedness, we can
"The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. I recently experienced a situation that made me feel ashamed that I had never experienced what it was like to shop in a bougie store, and
Taylor Swift said something that went viral a few months ago. It was something like "Treat your energy as though it were a luxury item." Basically saying to be selective about where you are spending it. This assumes that energy is a rare commodity, something that, once depleted,
Kahlil Gibran said, "Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it." And who can blame us? We stockpile food, worry over retirement accounts, and take our vitamins. We do everything that we possibly can to mitigate disaster. Many would argue