Until one is committed, there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative and creation,
there is one elementary truth the ignorance
of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur
to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole [...]
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Ambika Wauters writes, “All negativity is an illusion created by the limited mind to protect and defend itself.” Ask yourself, “How do I protect and defend myself with continual failure? What am I gaining by failing? Is it sympathy? But do I want sympathy or admiration? Is it safety from disappointment? But do I want [...]
This week’s infusion of funniness from Jennifer Stewart of write101.com:
A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. “I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look,” she said. “What’s your secret for a long happy life?”
“I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day,” he said. [...]
Flotsam, in case you don’t already know, is crud floating on the water, usually from shipwreck; jetsam is stuff thrown overboard to lighten a ship. “Flotsam and Jetsam,” besides being a great chapter in The Two Towers, is a phrase usually used to refer to minutia and trivia; the little stuff floating around that [...]
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