We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us.
- Marshall McLuhan
Last weekend Angel and I attended a show at a local comedy club. During the last skit of the night, the comedian on stage delivered a fairly humorous rant on the age-old dispute of whether the pen is mightier than the sword. “Some people […]
It is essential to understand that battles are
primarily won in the hearts of men.
- Vince Lombardi
Vance was an incredible guitarist. In fact, he was so good, everyone who heard him play thought he’d grow up to be a professional musician. In his heart, he thought so too. “Life is music. Keep on rocking!” he tagged […]
Because one without the other makes less sense than none at all…
Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked,
so to speak, making a stable combination.
- Jules H. Poincare
Money without Labor – We do not value what we do not earn.
Loyalty without Trust – Loyalty will vanish in the absence of trust.
Appreciation without […]
We’ll kick-off this list of reminders with one of our favorite poems, “The Guy in the Glass” by Dale Wimbrow.
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn’t your Father, […]
Constraints make us focus. They force us to zero-in on a specific purpose. The less material we have to work with, the more resourceful we must be. Can you sum up your entire outlook on life in one sentence? Do you have a personal motto you live your life by? How about a maxim that […]
Even in times of financial uncertainty, it’s always important to keep things in perspective.
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau
You didn’t go to sleep hungry last night.
You didn’t go to sleep outside.
You had a choice of what clothes to wear this morning.
You hardly broke a sweat today.
You didn’t spend a minute […]
Time flies. Life is what you make of it. Everyday is a day of opportunity.
Think it. Seek it. Find it. Live it.
Life is too short not to make the best and the most
of everything that comes your way everyday.
- Sasha Azevedo
Do something everyday that excites you.
Read classic novels.
Travel somewhere you’ve never been with someone you’ll […]
Here’s a list of 52 meditations, one for each week of the year. I sit silently each Sunday evening before bedtime and repeat one meditation as a mantra in my mind. I get lost in thought for a little while and then I fall asleep. This weekly ritual has helped me keep things in perspective.
There are […]
There is no shortcut to greatness. It’s all about taking the right steps… small, seemingly inconsequential steps that fuse together, emitting a positive effect on the bigger picture. Below are 28 astute takes of insight from around the blogosphere. Take heed to this wisdom, and you’ll soon be on your way to living a prolific […]
Living the good life means different things to different people. There is, however, a slightly ambiguous, mutual understanding. “The good life” is the life that you would like to live broken down to its most basic form. It deals with the simple pleasures that make you happy, the compassionate deeds you perform, the personal goals […]
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