Thoreau
2012.09.09 On Speaking Wisely
You speak words, and they alter the universe. By merely speaking you can create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse.
“You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won’t mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever…. connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.”
C Joybell
“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.” -Sigmund Freud
2012.08.29 On Making Enemies
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill
I stand for integrity and honesty. I will not back down from holding and giving the truth, or making myself available to it from others. I will do the difficult work of standing up for whats right, even if it is not easy. I will work tirelessly even if it intimidates others.
I will not dim my light to make you more comfortable.
I will not play small in the world.
“The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.” – Morihei Ueshiba
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” – Arnold Bennett
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” – Tony Robbins
“Enthusiasm is nothing more or less than faith in action.” – Henry Chester
2012.04.29 On Passion and Reason
“I would have you consider your judgment and your appetite even as you would two loved guests in your house. Surely you would not honour one guest above the other; for he who is more mindful of one loses the love and the faith of both.” – Kahlil Gibran
A timely reminder that I must balance out and listen to both sides — my heart and my head. It is easy to dismiss one or the other as crazy when it serves me. The path of least resistance is ever at my feet and I must remind myself to continue through the thicket.