Friday, December 17, 2010

To Send or Not to Send

The temptation to get the last word in a fight via email is the attempt of the ego to have you all to itself.

Monday, December 6, 2010

A Lark

Don't underestimate the power of whimsy.

Monday, November 29, 2010

don't throw out the baby with the bathwater

The qualities of personality that make us crazy are just waiting to be dog-whispered into workable talents.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Mental Statesmanship

No fair driving yourself crazy!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Living in a Social World

You can't run the world like a business because societies are more complex than fiscal entities, and people are not products.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Existence and Existentialism

"Wow," said the chimp to the robot, "It must be so easy to get through life without any feelings to get in the way." The robot said, "I think therefore I am; and that's all I got."

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Rust Becomes the Wheel

Our culture desensitizes us to the concept of wasting time.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Out of the Frying Pan

Don't ever fool yourself into thinking you can solve any relationship problem by sending an email.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Hot Air

If someone's trying to intimidate you it means they're bluffing.

Friday, September 10, 2010

The Known and the Unknown

You can't un-know someone.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Life's Investigations

Leave no stone unturned except the ones you don't want to touch, can't lift, or haven't yet discovered.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Mean People Suck

Beware of those in your life who are mean to others.  Eventually, they will be mean to you.

Friday, August 20, 2010

That Fine Line Gets Fat Sometimes

If you're lucky, you'll find it's a lot harder to be mediocre than it is to be very clever

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Examined Life

Anybody who hasn't had at least one crisis of faith hasn't been paying attention.

Friday, August 6, 2010

And My Heart Beats So...

Arguing about the afterlife is like bickering over what the weather is going to be like before you've even stepped outside.

Friday, July 23, 2010

It Calls for Understanding

"It is what it is" = "I don't want to talk about what matters to you right now."

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Imprints

We become what we do, as individuals and as a species.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Way Out: Way Home

The opposite of existential angst is found in the slight upward curve of the smile on a sleeping puppy.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Beauty, Eye of Beholder, All That

The true test of the quality of poetry
is whether it's still
any good
after the
breakup.

(Cringing she reads his.)
(Flummoxed she reads hers
then turns to a book on
neuroscience).

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Take What You Need and Leave the Rest

The notion that "today is the first day of the rest of your life!" is nightmarish. What the hell was yesterday all about then?

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Nothing Static

Whether one sees the glass as half empty or half full depends on whether it is in the process of being emptied or filled up.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Aw, C'mon, Get Wise

There is always room for doubt. Whether it is useful to the circumstance requires a balance of subjectivity, objectivity, critical thinking and compassion. The development of wisdom is ongoing.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Obstacle or Angel?

Sometimes the slow moving vehicle in front of you is an obstacle, sometimes it's an angel.  To know the difference, you have to be in the present moment.

Friday, May 7, 2010

From Hip to Shop

Today's "edgy" is tomorrow's corporate marketing tool.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Slim to None

Need to lose a quick five pounds?  Simply don't put your pants in the dryer!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

See Saw Seen Sun Son Sonny Sorry

One marched so far to the right he fell off. The other marched so far to the left he fell off. Whipped thru the universe by various gravitational pulls, they flew thousands of light years and into a black hole. Still, they natter and anti-natter.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Micro ro ro your boat

Inside everything is something more.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Shared Info Set Free

Remember: anyone is everyone on the internet. What you post roams the world forever (or falls through the slats of the matrix onto the floor of the universe).

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Healthy Humors

A sense of humor is a happiness generator.  Everyone should have one!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Viva la Soul

Do not get attached to other people’s emotions.  Empathy builds character; codependence is a soul killer.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Vocabulary!

Love means never having to use emoticons.