“ A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.” ~ Rudolf Steiner When did you get started on the Internet? Are you what they call an early adopter, [...]
“ Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.” ~ Alan Alda How do you define your work as a creative person? What kind of context [...]
“ Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.” ~ Thomas Wolfe Here's the latest in the "who would have thought?" file. Did you know that cassette tapes are making a huge comeback? What on earth could be driving people to breathe life back into this long-forgotten format? If the vinyl [...]
“ A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.” ~ Max Muller Here’s a conundrum for you. What is the one thing that is essential, yet we often seek to avoid? Why is this bad for us in excess, yet valuable in small quantities? The benefits can be replicated [...]
“ The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.” ~ Plato When do you get your best ideas? Have you ever paid attention to where or when good ideas appear? Conversely, have you ever noticed how hard it is to come up with a good idea on demand when you’re staring at a blank [...]
“ Institutions are what allow us to have continuity in civilizations.” ~ Kenneth Frazier If society is like the house we live in, what makes up the timber in the walls? While we are all going about our lives in the various rooms of our societal abode, doing things like making a living, [...]
“ Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” ~ George Herbert What are the tools for your trade? Whatever it is that you do, what [...]
“ There is something particularly special and personal about the circle and how its curves comfortably rule every aspect of our lives.” ~ Kat Lahr Do you ever look at life like a set of circles? The moon orbits around the earth. The earth orbits around the sun. Take a look at your [...]
“ Travel makes one modest.You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” ~ Gustave Flaubert What do you reckon is the best way to increase your understanding of the world? Education is great, but nothing compares with travel, amirite? It’s one thing to simply be a tourist and see the [...]
“ Dare to be honest and fear no labor.” ~ Robert Burns Just a quick note to let you know that in observance of Labor Day the United Newsletter Self-Employed Editors Nationwide, (U.N.S.E.E.N. Local Chapter 23) has officially giver your humble scribe the day off. Please pay no mind to the fact that [...]
