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Listen and Learn
“Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.” ― Mark Twain In words that might have sounded something like grunts had he been speaking, the young man’s text was barely decipherable as the English language goes. Seeing a young lady in person after having communicated […]
Read MoreUse Your Brain
“A new challenge keeps the brain kicking and the heart ticking.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly What was it you were going to say? Why did you call me? Does it happen to you, too? It was just on the tip of your tongue, so where did it go? If you’re worried that […]
Read MoreWhat You See and What You Get
“Those who go beneath the surface, do so at their peril.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray People were drinking coffee, having conversations, and looking busy. Some were dressed as if they were going to church, while others looked as if they had just rolled out of bed. That’s how a coffee […]
Read MoreLifeline
“For those living in a dark cave… sometimes all it takes is for someone to throw us a lifeline.” ~Martin R. Lemieux Thank goodness for Google Maps. There are times we wouldn’t find our way if not for that wise little voice. Often, a notification will pop up alerting the driver that there is an […]
Read MoreAchieving Success…More than Eating Bonbons
“If you want to be a good writer, you are not going to become one by always going to the movies and eating bonbons. You have to sit down and write, which can be frustrating, and yet without that you would not get that good result.” ~Archbishop Desmond Tutu Few, if any, of the most […]
Read MoreDiversion Can Drive You to Succeed
“The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return the better to thinking.” ~Plato, Phaedrus What is on your to-do list? Is there any chance you’ll get it all accomplished today? “No,” you think, “not if I keep running into people who want to talk to me.” It happens when we are in […]
Read MoreSometimes, You Need a Spark
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” — Samuel Ullman Once upon a time, a young teenager fell in love — with computers. It was his enthusiasm and passion that made an […]
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Laughter, the Medicine of Choice
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.” ― Audrey Hepburn “Coitainly I’m sound asleep.” “Then why are you talkin’?” “I’m talkin’ in my sleep!” “Oh, a blind date, aay?” […]
Read MoreTo Put Aside those Thoughts
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations The lights go off and the thoughts come on. Where moments earlier the body was tired and the eyes were heavy, there is suddenly new life and sometimes anxiety in the form of unwelcome thoughts. What is it that keeps […]
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Thoughts to Encourage
Nothing helps like a good nap…
Birds are Beautiful
A Dog is Faithful…
