can broken people be fixed
So. I am a quote guy. When I came across this quote below I stopped and started thinking. A lot. And a lot about people I care about. I know we all have baggage and ‘issues’ we have to deal with. Later...
View Articlepowerful beyond measure
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” Marianne Williamson So. Every once...
View Articlebroken people and getting fixed (an additional thought)
Ok. It’s taken me awhile to gather my thoughts on this one. I have written a lot about life and resiliency and ‘being broken’ … a whole series in fact. It is an important topic to me. Maybe because I...
View Articleno secret to life
“There are no secrets in life just truths that lie beneath the surface” – Dexter I love this quote. To me it seems to put a highlight on the inner struggle we seem to have with trying to make life so...
View Articlenegative people
A friend of mine recently reposted a thought thru twitter … “Watch out for your brain drain from negative nellys….” as a reference to a recent article in Inc. and it reminded me I had a thought on...
View Article3 thoughts for the day
This will be my American debate post <although there are some Life lesson thoughts buried within>. And, as before, I will permit the paid media to dissect what seems to be every syllable, not...
View Articlepoor self esteem is an equal opportunity employer
——— According to recent Dove Global research, only 11% of girls worldwide are comfortable using the word “beautiful” to describe themselves. In fact, when girls feel bad about their looks, more than...
View Articlepresent or imagined
“Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.” – Macbeth after seeing the witches So. I figured I would use witches on Halloween to share a Life thought. Shakespeare was a pretty insightful guy...
View Articleцветы необычайной красоты & mashkawizii
The two words … one Russian and one Ojibwe <Chippewa> mean … цветы необычайной красоты translation: “flowers of unusual beauty” <note: these words are pulled from a random piece of Russian...
View Articleno darkness just light … and lightbulbs
“There is no such thing as darkness just an absence of light.” – unknown “You can’t have a light without a dark to stick it in”. – Arlo Guthrie So. This is about the darkness that lurks within,...
View Articleequal opportunity, affirmative action and an old white guy
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” ― William Faulkner <Requiem for a Nun> So. I have wanted to write my thoughts on affirmative action and equal opportunity for a while. I...
View Articlenothing remains but certain shreds of the wall
“Of these houses Nothing remains But certain shreds of the wall. Of so many Who were close to me Nothing is left Not even that. Of my heart No room still stands Where it lies In the most tortured...
View Articlecreating strong roles for women
Well. Like it or not … the entertainment industry does play a rather significant role with regard to our attitudes <and some behavior>. The one attitude discussion that always gets me … in...
View Articleusing your body to make a statement
“I will write in words of fire. I will write them on your skin. I will write about desire. Write beginnings, write of sin. You’re the book I love the best, your skin only holds my truth.” – Neil...
View Articleragged claws across the universe
“I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.” – TS Eliot “Do I dare disturb the universe?” – TS Eliot Well. Both lines above come from TS Eliot’s...
View Articleholding the universe together
“She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there, leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.” - J.D. Salinger Well. In today’s world if it doesn’t appear like...
View Articledo not suck (or) limiting your suckedness
“Don’t suck.” Luke Sullivan Well. Being great … or really good at something … ok … let’s call it ‘having some ability’ … carries with it a certain burden. I believe everyone understands that....
View Article100 reasons to not do and 1 reason to do
“We waste so many days waiting for weekend. So many nights wanting morning. Our lust for future comfort is the biggest thief of life. “ Joshua Glenn Clark So. I almost called this ‘thief of...
View Articlestars and shrinking
——- “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I bet they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize there are more important things than what people do all...
View Articleyou can only see as far as you think (and women)
—– “What I hate is ignorance, smallness of imagination, the eye that sees no farther than its own lashes. All things are possible. Who you are is limited only by who you think you are.” - Egyptian...
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