When somebody ever says, “I will leave the matter in your . . . capable hands.” You can bet for certain that they think you will screw up “the matter” and will immediately tattle to the boss afterwards in hopes of getting a promotion.
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I always thought of myself as a saint…
—Luke [taken totally out of context but humorous all the same]
Vocalized words are a waste of time. If a speaker’s words are important to him, let that man carve those words on a mountain, where he will at least attract sightseers to bring in some revenue for the state. —A famous, dead, unknown poet.
The admonition to ‘be here now’ is kind of silly in a way. Everyone is ‘always here now’. In fact, that is part of our problem is it not? Well, being ‘always here now’ is not the problem, but rather, we desire more from ‘now’ than ‘now’ has to offer. What ‘now’ has to offer is either not enough, or it’s too much.. or so our mind’s imagination tells us.
—Carl
(And now, back to your regularly-scheduled blog.)
Hmm…well, I don’t know what it is, but I know what it isn’t.
—Luke
Not a bad description, I must say.
Going to Costco can be an overwhelming experience. Seeing people giving away free food can be quite exciting. However, it’s good to know the etiquette and tricks to “keep your cool.”
Follow these rules, and you’ll be the slickest sample grabber at any warehouse!
If I had my way, the Eternal Flame would only light up when somebody walked by… —Kyle, on energy-efficiency
When? Now? It’s all in the eye of the beholder isn’t it? In fact our idealistic yearning for physical peace on earth is largely as symptom of our lack of inner peace. And ironically, the worldly chaos and wars we have is also a symptom of that inner disconnection we feel. The human by-path is that we think and feel we can resolve this through deeds and action.
—Carl
We can’t learn to be who we are not, nor unlearn to be who we are. The only path is to learn who we are. Knowing who we are, our ‘original nature’, allows us to make the most of life with a minimum of wasted energy and time. I heard someone say recently, “don’t push the river, it’ll flow by itself.” I’d rephrase that a little, “We need not push the river, it’ll flow by itself”. Ruthlessly knowing our needs and fears helps with this by helping us know the benefit of resorting to no action.
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