All you can

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. - John Wesley

The life not lived

Destructiveness is the outcome of an unlived life.
Eric Fromm

Let People Know

Deep within us-no matter who we are-there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.

Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers)

Living in the Shadows

Darkness was cheap and Scrooge liked it.
Charles Dickens

Our decisions are us

The decision we make, make us.

Play to Learn

The day we stop playing is the day we stop learning.
William Glasser

Strategic Decievers

A group labeled "strategic deceivers" have a competitive advantage over other people. Researchers at Baylor University created a game giving players the opportunity to bid on an object for which they knew its true value, but the seller did not. Bidders fell into three groups. An honest group offered bids based on the true value, a conservative group made bids only casually related to the true value, while the 10 percent of the participants could be called strategists. They offered low bids when the real price was high and high bids when the price was low. By focusing on credibility, their bids seemed consistent and realistic to the sellers. Even more interesting, MRI's showed the strategists had different brain activity than the others in the regions related to complex decision-making. They made a greater effort to get into the mind of the other player and often bluffed. The people in this group also had above-average IQs.

Stephen Goforth

Cry, Laugh, Drink

Cry bitterly. Laugh Loudly. Drink Deeply.
Stephen Goforth

Letting Go

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. - Eric Fromm

Trust = Creativity

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts.
Reta Mae Brown

Defining Courage

Courage is grace under pressure.
Ernest Hemingway

Stepping up

Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.
John Wayne

From a Distance

Don’t react when someone vents anger. Pretend you are watching from a distance.

By the Numbers

Count your blessings, not your troubles.

What Creativity Requires

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.

Erich Fromm