Things undone ....

 

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

-- Lin Yutang

March 06, 2008: I am here out of Habit

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. -- Mark Twain --

Any habits that you would like to coax down the stairs?

January 30, 2008: What is our intent?

What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through. We cannot sugarcoat the feelings in our heart of hearts. The emotion is the energy that motivates. We cannot ignore what we really want to create. We should be honest and do it the way we feel it. What we owe to ourselves and everyone around is to examine the reasons of our true intent. My intent will be evident in the results. -- Thurgood Marshall

October 23, 2007: Food for Thought

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Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

(Author Unknown)

June 13, 2007: Genuine Love

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.

What we need is to love without getting tired.

~ Mother Teresa

June 11, 2007: They Never Meet

Lonely men seek companionship.

Lonely women sit at home and wait.

They never meet.

(Abraham Lincoln)

June 04, 2007: Reflection

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed. ~ Desiderius Erasmus

Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next. ~ Cesare Pavese Note: Picture of orchid on my balcony after heavy rain last night.

June 02, 2007: Language of the World

" But the sheep had taught him something even more important:

that there was a language in the world that everyone understood,

a language the boy had used throughout the time to improve things at the shop.

It was the language of enthusiasm,

of things accomplished with love and purpose,

and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. "

(The Alchemist/Paulo Coelho)

May 30, 2007: Waiting .....

Waiting is painful.

Forgetting is painful.

But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering

(Paolo Coelho)

May 14, 2007: I May ....

Flatter me

~ and I may not believe you.

Criticize me

~ and I may not like you.

Ignore me

~ and I may not forgive you.

Encourage me

~ and I will not forget you.

Love me

~ and I may be forced to love you.

(william arthur ward)

March 18, 2007: Food for Thought

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March 02, 2007: Good morning!!!!!!!!

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Sadness flies on the wings of the morning

and out of the heart of darkness

comes the light.

Jean Giraudoux

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May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Irish blessings

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