To a pioneering spirit who was discouraged by frequent criticism the Master said, “Listen to the words of the critic. He reveals what your friends hide from you.” But he also said, “Do not be weighed down by what the critic says. No statue was ever erected to honor a critic. Statues are for the criticized”. | |
— Anthony de Mello | |
Society of Jesus (SJ) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | They Are All Perfect |
End The Drought (Please, God) | |
2020 | Perhaps There Has Been Some Method In My Madness |
2019 | An Accidental Escape |
2018 | And I Thought It Was Just My Deodorant |
2017 | Hannity And Limbaugh |
2016 | Or He Could Just Be Lazy |
Small Hero | |
2015 | Seeking Cultured Leadership |
2014 | Examining Failure |
2013 | Driving Passion |
2012 | Cannibal, n. |
2011 | Moments Of Truth |
Posts Tagged ‘Friends’
Have You Earned A Statue Yet?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anthony De Mello, Critics, Discouragement, Friends, Philosophy, Pioneering Spirit, Quotes, SJ, Society Of Jesus, Statues on July 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
In My Defense…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Arnold H. Glasow, Friends, Honorable Life, Philosophy, Quotes on February 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to. | |
— Arnold H. Glasow | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Mike Could Have Saved Us A Bundle On Border Walls |
Is It Too Late? | |
2020 | And Then There Was Yellow |
At This Moment | |
2019 | Sin Less Every Day |
2018 | Probably Only A Little Easier |
2017 | Stars Above |
2016 | Where Do You Stand? |
Health Update | |
2015 | Leaving On A Mid-Night Train |
2014 | Questioned Faith |
2013 | At Home In Fire |
2012 | A Tale Of Two Books |
More Meaning | |
2011 | Back At The Millstone |
To Learn, Teach | |
Biden Won By Almost 7 Million Votes
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged 2020 Election Popular Vote Difference, Enemies, Explanations, Friends, Philosophy, Politics, President Joseph Biden, Quotes, Victor Grayson on July 1, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Never explain; your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it. | |
— Victor Grayson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | The Tragedy Of Trump Republicanism |
2019 | What Do Your Children See You Doing? |
2018 | Is #45 STILL Losing America |
2017 | We Sleep To Remember And We Sleep To Forget |
2016 | Useful Gift |
2015 | Who’s The Boss? |
2014 | What Counts In The Future |
2013 | Improper Sequence? |
2012 | Two Gems |
2011 | A True Test |
Aging Well
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, tagged Books, Friends, Logs, Quotes, Wine on March 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Burn old logs. Drink old wine. Read old books. Keep old friends. | |
— Alfonso X of Spain | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Always |
2019 | #45 Is More Of A Piddle Than A Puddle |
2018 | Found Out |
A Message To The “Wanna Be” Dictator On Leadership | |
2017 | Still Waiting… |
2016 | Same Old, Same Old |
2015 | Shout! |
2014 | I Hear Voices |
2013 | Ethics And Standards |
2012 | Swing Higher |
2011 | Convicted For Life |
Doctor’s Orders
Posted in Family and Friends, Health, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Charlie Chaplin, Diet, Doctors, Exercise, Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, Rest, Rx, Self-Respect, Sun on November 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Six best doctors in the world…: | |
1. The sun | |
2. Rest | |
3. Exercise | |
4. Diet | |
5. Self-respect | |
6. Friends | |
Stick to them at all stages of your life and enjoy a healthy life… | |
— Charlie Chaplin | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Innocent |
2018 | Ripost |
2017 | Just Asking… |
2016 | And 4 |
How Tall Do You Stand? | |
2015 | More Prejudice |
2014 | Say What? |
2013 | Daring Errors |
2012 | Are You Comfortable? |
I Just Have To | |
In Flux | |
2011 | True New |
2010 | A Job Well Started Is A Job Half Done |
I See With My One Good Eye | |
Call Me!
Posted in Family and Friends, Humor, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anonymous, Friends, Humor, Lemons, Philosophy, Quotes, Salt, Tequila on July 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »
And always remember…. | |
when life hands you Lemons, | |
ask for Tequila and Salt and call me over! | |
— Anonymous (multiple citations on the internet with no direct attribution) | |
[As always, if someone knows of the original source, please let me know and I’ll update this post. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | A Perfect Description Of #IncompetentDonald |
2018 | Beating Feet Again |
A Bad Bet | |
2017 | Living Memory |
2016 | December |
2015 | That’s Gotta Leave A Scar |
It’s All About Me (…Not!) | |
2014 | Bull’s-Eye Next |
2013 | Change ÷ Time |
2012 | High Anxiety |
2011 | To Be, Do |
2010 | In the Arena… |
Not An Island, Today… | |
Shining In The Dark
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, tagged Friends, Philosophy, Poems, Quotes, Stars, William Blake on October 21, 2019| 3 Comments »
Good friends are like stars…….. | |
You don’t always see them, | |
But you know they are always there. | |
— William Blake | |
[Even when hidden behind the clouds… — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Sometimes Wisdom, Too |
2017 | What Do I Know… |
Not Much Magic Here | |
2016 | Rare Competition |
2015 | Now Where Did I Put That Thing? |
2014 | Reckoning |
Orange October (VIII) – Giants Win Game 1 Of 2014 World Series!! | |
2013 | Trying To Capture Serenity |
2012 | Above The Vaulted Sky |
2011 | Active Learning |
One Before I Go
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Death, Friends, Kind Words, Philosophy, Quotes, Roses, William Blake on June 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I would rather have one rose and a kind word | |
from a friend while I’m here | |
than a whole truck load when I’m gone. | |
— William Blake | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | And Blog Posts, Too |
2017 | Just Doin’ It |
2016 | Definitely Not Bell Shaped |
2015 | Dreadful Pity |
2014 | Worse Than Useless |
2013 | Personal Prisons |
2012 | So, Not Yet Then |
2011 | Real Love |
Ripost
Posted in Humor, Quotes, tagged Friends, George Bernard Shaw, Humor, Insults, Quotes, Theater, Winston Churchill on November 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one. | |
— George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill | |
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second ….if there is one. | |
— Winston Churchill, in response. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Just Asking… |
2016 | And 4 |
How Tall Do You Stand? | |
2015 | More Prejudice |
2014 | Say What? |
2013 | Daring Errors |
2012 | Are You Comfortable? |
I Just Have To | |
In Flux | |
2011 | True New |
2010 | A Job Well Started Is A Job Half Done |
I See With My One Good Eye | |
Pity The Nation (Part 2)
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Quotes, tagged Facebook, Friends, Kahlil Gibran, Khalil Gibran, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mit Maurille, Mithras Maurille, Philosophy, Poems, Politics, Quotes on September 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »
PITY THE NATION |
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(After Khalil Gibran) | |
Pity the nation whose people are sheep | |
And whose shepherds mislead them | |
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars | |
Whose sages are silenced | |
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves | |
Pity the nation that raises not its voice | |
Except to praise conquerers | |
And acclaim the bully as hero | |
And aims to rule the world | |
By force and by torture | |
Pity the nation that knows | |
No other language but its own | |
And no other culture but its own | |
Pity the nation whose breath is money | |
And sleeps the sleep of the too well fed | |
Pity the nation oh pity the people | |
who allow their rights to erode | |
and their freedoms to be washed away | |
My country, tears of thee | |
Sweet land of liberty! | |
Written by: Lawrence Ferlinghetti | |
[Please note: “Khalil Gibran” is also spelled “Kahlil Gibran“. The latter is how I “normally” spell the name as this is how it appears on the several books I own. | |
I found this as a posting on FaceBook by an old friend from grammar school: Mit (Mithras) Maurille. Part 1, yesterday’s post was found on the internet. It is available on multiple sites. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Good Blogs, Too |
2016 | My Prediction For #AmnestyDon |
2015 | Worth A Try |
2014 | I’m Feeling It |
2013 | May I Have A Little More, Please? |
2012 | Increasing Doubt |
2011 | You Can’t Touch This |
Hey, #45: Are We Sick Of Winning, Yet?
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Politics, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, #IncompetentDonald, Friends, Philosophy, Politics, Proverbs, Quotes, Spanish Proverb, Spirit, Wealth on September 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Those that lose wealth, lose much; those that lose friends, lose more; but those that lose spirit, lose all. | |
— Spanish proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Heart Vision |
2016 | A Labor Day / Pre-Election Hope |
Trust Me, Too | |
2015 | Without Hope |
Things Known And Unknown | |
2014 | A Wall Too High, A Bridge Too Far |
2013 | Glory = Danger |
Chicago Magic | |
Feelin’ It | |
2012 | How Did We Get Here? |
2011 | Labor Day Weekend Mishmash |
More, More, More | |
Hold On
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Friends, Nigerian Proverb, Proverbs, Quotes on August 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Hold a true friend with both your hands. | |
— Nigerian Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Why Don’t You Tell Us What You Really Think? |
2016 | Discontent |
2015 | Do You Know Me? |
Appetite For Life Update | |
2014 | Tough Journalism |
2013 | Things I’ve Learned |
2012 | Abstainer, n. |
2011 | Rain, Rain, Rain |
Test Your Strength | |
2009 | End the mistakes… |
Mutual Assistance
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Assistance, Friends, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philosophy, Plato, Quotes on May 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We are, as Plato beautifully says, born not for ourselves alone. Our country claims a share in our existence, and our friends a share. . . .The whole produce of the earth was created for the use of men, and men themselves are here for the sake of their fellow men that they may mutually assist one another. | |
— Marcus Tullius Cicero | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | The Toughest Job |
2016 | Congratulations!! |
Better Yet, Read! | |
2015 | Even If It Kills Us Slowly |
2014 | Fun To Play God |
Of Anything | |
2013 | Legal (Almost) |
2012 | Great Scots! |
2011 | The GI Bill – A Simple History Lesson |
Breaking Even | |
Nice To Meet You
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Friends, Maya Angelou, Philosophy, Quotes, Strangers on February 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face. | |
― Maya Angelou | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | All Nations & Religions |
2016 | Given The Choice |
Why Is He Wearing Red? | |
2015 | Within The System |
2014 | None But… |
2013 | Obviously Longer |
2012 | A Childhood Poem |
Who Are You Callin’ Leather-Faced? | |
2011 | In No Particular Order |
The Need For Proof | |
Be Someone’s Kindling
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Schweitzer, Friends, Helping Others, Philosophy, Quotes on January 17, 2018| 3 Comments »
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. | |
— Albert Schweitzer | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | When The Moment Comes |
2016 | Changed Clothes Lately? |
2015 | Like Stone |
2014 | Resistance Is Futile |
2013 | Subtle Humor |
To Look Behind Green Eyes | |
2012 | The Path Is Endless |
2011 | Happy MLK, Jr Day!!! |
A Factor Of Ten | |
Better Late Than Never? | |
Whoops! | |
Acceptable Beginnings | |
Slow Progress | |
Useful Confrontation | |
When Phenomena Are Different | |
Creative Avoidance | |
Thinking | |
Fast And Flexible | |
Surrender Certainty | |
Techniques | |
Vive La Difference | |
Destiny | |
Completeness | |
Art | |