Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, tagged Johan Wolfgang Goethe, Life, Philosophy, Poems, Poetry, Quotes on May 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| Rest not! Life is sweeping by; | |
| go and dare before you die. | |
| Something mighty and sublime, | |
| leave behind to conquer time. | |
| — Johan Wolfgang Goethe | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | And Wealth A Poor Substitute For Ability |
| 2016 | Neither Darkness Nor Shadows |
| 2015 | It Took Roots |
| 2014 | Hard Evidence |
| 2013 | Full Participation |
| 2012 | Roving (Again) |
| Ooops, Again | |
| 2011 | Why Not? |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dare, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Philosophy, Quotes on May 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. | |
| — Lucius Annaeus Seneca | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | To Republicans Who Choose Party Over Country |
| 2016 | All About Control |
| 2015 | Liberty Is Extravagant |
| 2014 | Always Remember To Reach |
| Have You Registered To Vote Yet? | |
| 2013 | Ripples From The Water’s Edge |
| Because I Was Alone | |
| 2012 | POI vs Reality |
| Dear And Sacred | |
| 2011 | Chilled Again |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Adventure, Attitude, G. K. Chesterton, Inconvenience, Philosophy, Quotes on May 16, 2018| 1 Comment »
| An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. | |
| — G. K. Chesterton | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | Genuine Tragedies |
| 2016 | Why I’m Scared Of November |
| 2015 | I Can Tell Too |
| 2014 | In Hand |
| 2013 | No Fear |
| 2012 | Comic Books |
| Keeping The Peace | |
| 2011 | You Still Have To Pay For It |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Running, Sports, tagged John Bingham, No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running, Philosophy, Quotes, Running, Sports on May 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| Suddenly, when the run itself is the goal, there are no more bad runs. Suddenly it doesn’t matter if we don’t finish within our goal time — or don’t finish at all. What matters is that we tried, that we enjoyed the process. What matters is that we got out there. | |
| ― John Bingham | |
| From his book: “No Need for Speed: A Beginner’s Guide to the Joy of Running“ | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | By Far |
| 2016 | Until… |
| 2015 | Or Infinitesimal |
| 2014 | I’ve Looked At Clouds |
| 2013 | Undiscovered Ocean |
| 2012 | Feeling Old? (Part 2) |
| 2011 | What About Freedom? |
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Einstein, Miracles, Philosophy, Quotes on May 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| If you don’t believe in miracles, you’ll never see one. If you believe in miracles, you’ll see them all the time. | |
| — Albert Einstein | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | Untold Agony |
| 2016 | Just Borrowed |
| 2015 | Warning |
| 2014 | Always More Productive |
| 2013 | Is Not |
| 2012 | Loosely Translated |
| 2011 | Your Opinions Are Not My Facts |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Achievement, Goals, Persistence, Philosophy, The Main Thing, Tom Landry on May 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| Setting a goal is not the main thing. It’s deciding how you will go about achieving it, and staying with that plan. | |
| — Tom Landry | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | Are You A Loser? |
| 2016 | Constitution And Conscience |
| 2015 | Separate, Fearful And Imprisoned |
| 2014 | Something Worth Making |
| 2013 | Absolutely |
| 2012 | Can Do |
| 2011 | Wise Criticism |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Fear, Ideas, John Cage, Philosophy, Quotes on May 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| I can’t understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I’m frightened of old ones. | |
| — John Cage | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | Ever |
| 2016 | At The Center |
| 2015 | True Value In Life |
| 2014 | A Potential To Be Concerned |
| 2013 | Fine No More |
| 2012 | Have You Checked Your Height Lately? |
| 2011 | Are You Convinced? |
