Monthly Archives: March 2019

Upon Julia’s Clothes Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then, methinks, how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes. Next, when I cast mine eyes, and see That brave vibration, each way free, O, how that glittering taketh me! … Continue reading →

“Within you at this moment is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. You know what you are today but not what you may be tomorrow. Always look at things as they can be. You can do anything … Continue reading →

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer … Continue reading →

Albert Einstein’s Three Rules of Work: 1) Out of clutter,  find simplicity. 2) From discord, find harmony. 3) In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. When I found a piece of paper that I’d saved with these three suggestions from … Continue reading →

Albert Einstein’s Three Rules of Work: 1) Out of clutter,  find simplicity. 2) From discord, find harmony. 3) In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. When I found a piece of paper that I’d saved with these three suggestions from … Continue reading →

From Spartan Up! — a daily devotional dedicated to peak performance: “We’ve been conditioned to think that we as a society should spend tremendous resources eliminating obstacles from our lives rather than teaching people how to surmount them. ‘Easy’ is … Continue reading →

A short story: One evening, Martin Luther saw a little bird perched on a tree ready to roost there for the night and observed, “This little bird has had its supper, and now it is getting ready to sleep here, … Continue reading →

White Butterflies Fly, white butterflies, out to sea, Frail, pale wings for the wind to try, Small white wings that we scarce can see, Fly! Some fly light as a laugh of glee, Some fly soft as a long, low … Continue reading →

“Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing materials to the best advantage.”    Jawaharlal Nehru  What a straightforward, no-nonsense observation! It has the ring of truth, doesn’t it? Let’s consider all the existing materials that we … Continue reading →

“It is the special province of music to move the heart.”    Johann Sebastian Bach Maker of glorious music, Johann Sebastian Bach is also the author of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Since today, March 21, is his birthday, let’s take a quick … Continue reading →