“ Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.” ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne Have you been to a casino lately? OK, how about IKEA? Well then, if not either of those, I’d be willing to bet that you spent time on a social media site recently. What do the three of these have [...]
“ We are not living in a world where all roads are radii of a circle and where all, if followed long enough, will therefore draw gradually nearer and finally meet at the centre: rather in a world where every road, after a few miles, forks into two, and each of those into two again, [...]
“ Benches and books have things in common beyond the fact that they’re generally to do with sitting. Both are forms of public privacy, intimate spaces widely shared.” ~ Mal Peet How often do you make the most of being a citizen? Do you ever think about the perks? What are some ways you [...]
“ Nothing like a little judicious levity.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson How do you define “consciousness-raising“? What forms does it take for you? Can you think of any tricks to make the process easier? The game of life is much like a camping trip. For a successful journey, it helps to be prepared, [...]
“ The more I practice the luckier I get.” ~ Gary Player Abandon perfection, embrace mediocrity? What am I, crazy? Who could propose such a thing? But wait! Perhaps there’s something to unpack between these two polarities. Might there be merit in making mediocrity a goal? Having a halfway-decent ability in something gets [...]
“ You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go ” ~ Yogi Berra How do you fine-tune your timing? Does maintaining your momentum keep you in the flow? How important is it to be on time anyway? If time is a wave, then we [...]
“It seems to me that one of the great luxuries of life at this point is to do one thing at a time. One thing to which you give yourself wholeheartedly — uni-tasking” ~ Michael Pollan Do you ever feel like you’re juggling with one too many balls in the air? Does looking [...]
“ We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ~ Anais Nin What does it mean to “go meta”? Do you ever feel like an observer observing another observer who is observing something? How many layers of perspective can there be anyway? With a good part of my life [...]
“ Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see ” ~ Mark Twain Everyone likes nice people, right? What’s the difference between being nice and being good? Where does kindness fit into the picture? Nice, kind, and good; these are all the kind of seemingly similar qualities [...]
“ Carve as we will the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny constantly reappears in it.” ~ Victor Hugo When the universe makes a request, do you listen? Do you recognize its touch when it taps you on the shoulder? What happens when your plans don’t [...]
