Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Expanded Horizon

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

Monday, October 24, 2011

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

Artists analyze to synthesize to entertain and enlighten!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Genuine

Knowing the bigger story makes every reflected detail more genuine.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Buddhas Everywhere

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

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Pronunciation of Frozen Dessert

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

Friday, March 18, 2011

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.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Weakly Cynics

Dismissal of hope is the bastion of the desperate.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Look Again

Don't underestimate the power of whimsy.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Abundance is a Generality

More is always better if sometimes less is more.