“Life is the Dancer, and you are the Dance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle That “time” is almost upon us. Time, that elusive devilish dancer. Nevertheless, It’s time. Time for putting the year behind us. That year which was a building of moments, a space between what was once new, and now, that which is still new. […]
“With Truth, Reason, and Morality off the board, we then capture their last Rook —that prissy little virtue, Temperance— for she depends on those other three for her beauty and was thus left wholly undefended.” ― Geoffrey Wood All of us indulge at times. We eat, we drink, and we be merry. Sometimes we do […]
“It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly, Many lessons transpire over the course of one’s lifetime. Experience increases with each passing second, each passing day. But, it is a cold hard truth that some […]
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” ― Lao Tzu The life of a seed is one that begs to be noticed. We often overlook this, as we see just a simple existence, basic, unadorned and not given to much contemplation. But the seed is the beginning of transformation. Within […]
People are more connected to each other than they could possibly imagine. According to people who count the heads on this sphere, apparently over eight billion human beings–people–are living and breathing, waking and feeling, suffering and loving on this little blue sphere of ours; billions of sentient creatures all scurrying about, staking their claims on […]
“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” ~ Mark Twain For all that normally read my words, many know that I hold appreciation for the subtle, and have a respect for all opinion and thought from anyone, no matter his beliefs. Today, I am saddened at what I see and read regarding the ill […]
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we more like this wise old bird?” ~Charles M Schulz I’m often reminded of the simplistic days of youth. Usually these notions pop into my mind, spurned by witnessing […]