Words of Wisdom: We Don’t Want to Think
“Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom: The Search for Freedom
“I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery I used to be thoroughly pissed off a good proportion of the time. I was supposed to be living in “the land of...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom: No Expectations
“If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.” ~Sylvia Plath When I was young and naïve (i.e. stupid) I always expected the best from everybody. I was surrounded by good people, so...
View ArticleSilence: Words of Wisdom
Humorous details of my frustrated struggles to find silence “Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao Tzu It’s really hard to find silence. I thought it would be easy, but apparently I’m an idiot....
View ArticleSelf-Importance Dies by Air Guitar: Words of Wisdom
How my self-importance was defeated by two old men, a Meatloaf song, and a dangerous car trip “Now we are concerned with losing self-importance. As long as you feel that you are the most important...
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