Melody We Roll Along

A good melody will carry you a long way.

Nature of an Urge to Speak Speaks

Misery is snarky. Happiness is buoyant.

Definition of a Meme

Meme: eye, self and aye.

Presence

You don't have to be loud to be powerful, you just have to know who you are and tell it like it is!

Still Waters

A lack of complaint doesn't mean a person isn't aware of what is wrong.

Smiling Meditation

Meditate on the origins of your smiles.

Not Fit for Consumption

If you don't take the bait, it will just lie there, shrivel up and blow away.  It was never a meal.  It was an invitation to pain and suffering.

All Knowing Almost

They say, "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." Hmm. I don't know about that...

New Now Now

Make the improvements you'll wish you'd made a long time ago.

On "Be Yourself"

Ze Frank asked, "What do you think about the advice 'Be Yourself.'" Here is the Simple Complexity of it:

"Be Yourself" is a useful concept to dwell on; used in a balanced way and with the ballast of conscience it can lead to an ever increasing depth of self awareness. However if overused it can lead to an ever increasing sense of self consciousness and in extreme cases, a pathological narcissism.

Couched Hostility

If you have to laugh at what you're about to say but it's not funny - probably better not to say it.

Don't take the Bait

Non-violent resistance reveals the bullies.

The Opponent's Craziness: it's a trap!

The lure of the irrational is made magnetic when we allow ourselves to be fooled into thinking there is some sense to be found in it.