Creating Things That Are Very Imperfect
What concepts might help someone be more creative? Do you wish you were more creative? Creating things for others is important – even when you know what you will create will be imperfect… Read More
Category Archive: Depression
Kiva And Kickstarter Updates
Kiva.org I should begin by saying I am not a particularly charitable person – as most people might define “charitable.” Instead, I focus on finding specific people who might benefit from specific assets… Read More
What Is The Best Relationship Advice Someone Gave Me Recently?
Do you struggle with relationships? Are you at ease in the company of others? Or do you often look to get away from social situations, preferring to not have to parry through potential… Read More
Where Is Home?
I was listening to a book today and one of the characters said they were going home. That made me think about the concept of “home.” “Papa’s voice arrived loudly in her ears,… Read More
Endings, With Their Cognitive And Concrete Limitations And Self-Fulfilling Tragedies
If I could tell the world just one thing today, if I could only discuss one topic I thought may be worth more consideration, it would be this: I finished reading Patrick Rothfuss’… Read More
The Marvel Way
For those of us that have followed the history of Marvel Comics for a long time, Sean Howe’s new book tells more specifics about the general information we already knew. And unfortunately, a… Read More
200 Movies That Changed My World: #198. Looper – If Could Go Back In Time And Kill Hitler When He Was A Young Boy, Would You?
This is a review of the 2012 film “Looper” starring the extraordinary actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, and Emily Blunt, written and directed by Rian Johnson. This review is part of a… Read More
Trying To Understand Why She Left You
“That’s the crazy thing about it is: Breaking up with someone is literally the most common thing. Like everyone you know broke up with everyone they ever dated . . . until maybe… Read More
Understanding Wealth – A Letter To My Father’s Grandchildren
This is a letter I wrote to my father’s grandchildren today: As you may know, my father left my mother and me when I was about 3. That’s when the physical separation occurred. Other kinds… Read More
People Who Are Consistently Kind Tend To Attract Kind & Giving People
Building off of yesterday’s post about considering the needs of the many rather than just the needs of a few or just one, and a post series that began with a post about a… Read More
You Get To Choose Your Instruments
And you get to choose how your instruments are played. If you want your life’s work to be an instrument of enduring love, you will likely receive enduring love in return. If you… Read More
400 Songs That Shape My World: #397 “Gold Dust Woman” by Fleetwood Mac
This is a list of 400 songs that continue to shape my world, the soundtrack of my life. I encourage you to click on the above video, to hear the song a couple of… Read More
What Is The Greatest Role You Can Ever Be Cast In?
Weak And Scared Today was a tough day. My youngest boy came to me tonight, saying he was “weak and scared.” At first, I thought he was angling toward convincing me to allow him… Read More
The End Of The Innocence
Today, Lance Armstrong began the confessional stage of his life’s story, starting a new presentation of his public image. Tonight, by coincidence, I happened to watch Ron Howard’s 2008 film “Frost/Nixon.” It’s interesting how… Read More
Your Success May Not Depend On You As Much As It May Depend On The Crews You Choose
Your crew is not you. You are not your crew. You will probably be a member of different crews for different pursuits. Often, you will not lead the crew you are in. More… Read More
The Ones Whose Stories You Want To Tell To The World
The photographs above are of Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address in March 1865. John Wilkes Booth is in attendance, above Lincoln. Booth assassinated Lincoln in the next month, April 1865. Click on the images… Read More
The Parable Of The Talents. What Offers Should You Accept? What Should You Do With The Gifts You’ve Been Given?
What do you think of this quote? “When seeking guidance, don’t ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessing, cajole them, but do not follow their advice.” … Read More
A Common Missing Character Trait In Modern Protagonists
What is a characteristic missing in many modern protagonists? I am reading a fantasy novel currently. I am up to Chapter 65 in “The Name Of The Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss. It is well written… Read More
The Common Good
Of course, you’ve heard of the term “the common good” before. I have more often been a failure in my life than I have been a success. I have had trouble connecting… Read More
For Writers And Readers: Why Write?
When do you write something for public consideration? I often write shortly after I’ve realized or learned something personally, a new realization to me, something I perceive to be uncommonly known, yet uncommonly… Read More
What Can You Learn That Will Profit You? #2 – How Are You Doing?
Which is a better concern: a) How well have I created benefits for myself? or b) How well have I created benefits for my community? My father attended a homecoming reunion for his university a… Read More
Your Life Will Tend To Expand Or Contract In Proportion To Your Designs And Priorities
Do you wish your life’s story included a great romance as one of its storylines? Really? Then what great efforts did you do today toward maintaining, nurturing, or growing a great romance? What… Read More
Greenberg, The Attractiveness of Intelligence, How Long Does Romance And Passion Last? My Problem With Alcohol and Responses To Circumstances
Tonight, I am re-watching the great 2010 film “Greenberg,” starring Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig. What? You don’t remember Greenberg? You never heard it was a great film? Well, maybe most people don’t think… Read More
