Character Shaping

Times of change can be stressful because we have to discern what we've learned that should be kept what we can let go of. The tactics we learn through the process education can help us make these distinctions, but it's still tough to make changes we're not ready for, because we're fine-shaping our character when we weren't planning on concentrating that hard.

Expanded Horizon

They say the camera adds ten pounds. I'd say the internet adds about thirty.

It's not that we "think too much" it's that we're onto something

Artists analyze to synthesize to entertain and enlighten!

Wisdom for Writers: Boundaries

Remember: a writer-for-hire does as asked and by trade this involves imagining what might be going on inside the client's head. But: she's not responsible for what may actually be in there.

Genuine

Knowing the bigger story makes every reflected detail more genuine.

Buddhas Everywhere

I have little Buddhas all through my house because they are more pleasant to look at than signs that read, "Remain Calm."

Pronunciation of Frozen Dessert

Herbert or Hubert,
Sherbert or Sherbet,
Shubert or Sorbet:
Sherbet is Sherbet!

It's Not the Entity, it's Us.

For the literalists:

The *devil can't exist unless we do his bidding.

For the figurativists:

If we do no *evil, there can be no evil.

*Natural disasters are not included as the devil or evil, they're just nature doing what it does regardless of where we try to live.  What is "the work of the devil" or "evil" is the greed that motivates us to try to dominate nature.

Think or be Thought!

Troubling news: don't think about it, it claims your subconscious.
Troubling news: think about it and come to terms. Maybe you can make it better.

How to Shift Away from National Blame

Democracy means we're all in charge. That means we all have to take responsiblity, 'cause even if we don't, we're still in charge.

Conundrum of the Blues

Don't mistake circumstantial misery for clinical depression. And careful: don't mistake clinical depression for circumstantial misery.  This is the conundrum of the blues.

Weakly Cynics

Dismissal of hope is the bastion of the desperate.

Look Again

Don't underestimate the power of whimsy.

Abundance is a Generality

More is always better if sometimes less is more.