Monthly Archives: May 2024

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” Bruce Lee Bruce’s wise words are echoed by a comment in a pithy calendar of advice from Spartan Up!”— how insightful … Continue reading →

“It comes in many varieties, yet follows certain unchanging laws. It brings rich rewards, yet is not really a goal or a destination but rather a process, a journey. We call this journey mastery, and tend to assume that it requires … Continue reading →

“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.”   Napoleon Hill Today, a cornucopia … Continue reading →

From A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fears is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask … Continue reading →

Let’s launch this Memorial Day weekend with a moving meditation about heroism: American Heroby Mary West Jorgensen “Our history is studded with heroic names. These names compose a world roster from which almost every nation may choose one and say: … Continue reading →

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.”   John Muir I haven’t been mountain climbing much these days, but I have been walking a lot. Whenever I can, I take a short walk in the morning, just to recharge and … Continue reading →

“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.”    David Viscott* What a wonderful thought! David Viscott was a psychiatrist, author, and … Continue reading →

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”   Ralph Waldo Emerson What a refreshing remark! Somehow, everything in our society tells us that we shouldn’t fail – that failure is bad, that … Continue reading →

“Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.” Tallulah Bankhead, actress “Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” Miles Davis, musician When I read these two comments, … Continue reading →

“The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole…” Honore de Balzac Born today, May 20, back in 1799, Honore de Balzac is still read and relished for his keen character studies and observations on … Continue reading →