Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours. | |
— Marcus Aurelius | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Natural Selection |
2021 | Farming Lessons |
Changing Colors | |
2020 | A Simple Fact |
Home Through The Years / Just Painted | |
2019 | Does Terrible But Not Important Count? |
2018 | Have You Stretched Today? |
The Original | |
2017 | Being Nice |
2016 | Zero To Some = Most |
2015 | Born More Obligated |
2014 | Rage And Fury |
2013 | Successful Children |
2012 | For God So Loved The World |
2011 | Go Cheeseheads!! |
Structured Mentality | |
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Make Yourself Good Today
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Elbow, Life, Living, Marcus Aurelius, Philosophy, Power, Quotes, The Present, Years on February 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Finding Richness
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Adventure, Excitement, Fear, Independence, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas on January 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I learned early that the richness of life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But man is not ready for adventure unless he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope. He stays tethered by strings of doubt and indecision and has only a small and narrow world to explore. | |
— William O. Douglas | |
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Enduring Success |
2021 | Dealing With Trumpism, Racism and Fascism In America |
Just Wondering | |
2020 | And So Must Good Government |
2019 | Are You Done Watching? |
2018 | Spineless Capitulation By The Democrats |
Woe Is Me… | |
2017 | Sincerely Yours |
2016 | Only Good To Say |
2015 | A Series Of Temporary Conditions |
2014 | Gaps |
2013 | Duty |
2012 | Cost Not Price |
Superheroes | |
2011 | The Simple Normalcy Of Everyday Life – “Squirrel!” |
Take Time
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Camus, Art, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Thought, Work on December 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about. | |
— Albert Camus | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Loss Of Happiness |
Early Boy Band Choreography | |
2020 | Wear A Damn Mask! |
I Can’t Stay For Long | |
Boxing (#2): First Lessons | |
2019 | A Surprisingly Good Way |
It’s Official X-mas (Tree) At Home | |
2018 | Weight / Health Update |
What’s Happening With You? | |
2017 | The Great Leveler |
Conservative Depressions | |
2016 | Election + 1 Month |
2015 | Dance And Sing |
2014 | A Measuring Stick For Progress |
2013 | Courtly Love Or Victory Over Habit |
2012 | Have We Met? |
2011 | Efficiently Useless |
Ultimate Response
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Answers, Life, Man's Search for Meaning, Philosophy, Quotes, Responsibility, The Meaning Of Life, Viktor E. Frankl on December 5, 2022| 2 Comments »
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. | |
― Viktor E. Frankl | |
From: “Man’s Search for Meaning“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Going Home |
In The Morning Hour | |
2020 | Seeking Wisdom |
Relying On The Old Man | |
2019 | More Proof #45 Is Incompetent? |
2018 | Every Time I Think I’m Falling |
2017 | Still Testing The Hypothesis |
2016 | Excessive Weakness In January |
2015 | That Burns |
2014 | Hey, I Resemble That Remark… (4!) |
2013 | Sit, Put, Until… |
2012 | Lessons For My Son |
2011 | Reaching The Right Audience |
2010 | Christmas Trees and Profession of Faith |
Nothing Left
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged God, Judgment, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Talent on November 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’. | |
— Erma Bombeck | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Curves |
One For Me | |
2020 | Like Belief In Truth And Facts |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too? | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Don’t Miss Your Life
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, Flowers, Gardens, Life, Love, Philosophy, Quotes on October 26, 2022| 4 Comments »
Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. | |
— Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia | |
[Just remember – the greatest love only starts when you love yourself. A flower must BE a flower before it can bring beauty to a garden. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Message To All The Democrats In Congress |
Where Did You Go In Texas? | |
2020 | Reminds Me Of #LyingDonald |
It’s All Been Rehearsed | |
2019 | The Earth’s Breath |
Family Visit | |
2018 | Forests, Shorelines And Mountain Paths |
2017 | Reach Down |
2016 | And Women When You Are 59 |
2015 | Intersections, Explorations And Relationships |
2014 | [!(±*=)/≠], [!<] |
Orange October (XI) – Giants Win Game 5 (5 To 0)!!! | |
2013 | Hard To Deserve |
2012 | Cloudy Between Games |
Admiration, n. | |
2011 | One, Two, Three – Blink |
Good AND / OR Bad
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Alan Watts, Bad News, Complexity, Good News, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Life, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth on October 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is. | |
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | |
The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that happens in it is good or bad. | |
— Alan Watts | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | And Fields Of Green |
Success Has Been So Easy | |
2020 | Build It To Last |
Thumpin’ Bass | |
2019 | 30 Day Health / Weight Update (Oct 2019) |
When Reason Comes | |
2018 | One Of The Great Ones |
2017 | Mirror In The Oval Office |
True Courage | |
2016 | What’s Your Excuse? |
2015 | Some Meaningful Resemblance |
2014 | Bloom |
Orange October (VII) – The Giants Win The Pennant!! | |
2013 | Walking The Walk |
2012 | Legacy Of Star Trek (TOS) |
2011 | Tolerating The Intolerant |
Passionate Germs | |
2010 | Giants Win Game 1 In Philly (4 to 3)!! |
Moments Make A Lifetime
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Family, Happiness, Happy Birthday Rebecca, Life, Omar Khayyam, Philosophy, Quotes on September 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Happy Birthday, Bec! | |
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. | |
— Omar Khayyam | |
And congratulations (again) on starting the new job and being unopposed for re-election to the College Board! | |
We love you always, | |
Mum and Dad | |
XXX |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Strong Women Make Them Too |
Gather Moments | |
2020 | Another Opportunity |
Stand Up, Shout Out | |
2019 | Birthday Gifts For Our Daughter |
Feeling Age | |
2018 | Seeking To Make A Difference |
2017 | Happy BD, Bec! |
2016 | BD Quotes |
2015 | Princess |
2014 | Optional |
2013 | Happy Birthday, Rebecca |
2012 | Be Not Old |
2012 National League Western Division Champions!!! | |
2011 | What Kind Of Work Do You Do? |
2010 | Another Loser… And Come November |
Try
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Effort, H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Try Your Best on September 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best. | |
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | 20 / 20 History Lessons |
I Waited | |
2020 | The Blind Squirrel And The Suppression Of Uncomfortable Ideas |
It’ll Start Getting Cooler. You Just Watch. | |
2019 | Future Tools |
Three Swedish Girls | |
2018 | Four Loves |
Favorite Westerns | |
2017 | Faith In Science |
2016 | What The World Calls |
2015 | Say What? |
2014 | Start Today |
2013 | Fly!! |
2012 | Greater Love |
2011 | Before |
Every Morning
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Creativity, Future, Life, Miles Davis, Morning, Philosophy, Quotes, Waking Up on September 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life. | |
– Miles Davis | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In My Unending Story |
Say You Will | |
2020 | A Day With No Sun |
A Beautiful Thing | |
A Moment To Rejoice | |
2019 | Where And Why |
Day 12: Pause Or Plateau? | |
Eating Later | |
2018 | Here And Hope |
2017 | Choose |
2016 | All I Ever Wanted |
2015 | Compassionate Toward Yourself |
2014 | All And None |
2013 | Voices In The Dark |
2012 | Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping? |
2011 | A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Encouragement Is The Path To Immortality | |
Hold That Thought
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoughts on September 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | The Same Goes For Countries And Elected Leaders |
Just Beginning… | |
2020 | Your True Standard |
But When The Smoke Had Cleared Away… | |
2019 | Ooh, Shiny |
Day 4: Surprised | |
2018 | We Are Approaching Default |
Running On History | |
Day 37: Blended Not Juiced | |
2017 | Today Is Not Lost |
Day 8 | |
2016 | Paying Attention |
2015 | An Awful Ordeal |
2014 | What Are You Doing? |
2013 | Lives > 1 |
2012 | Strange To All The World |
2011 | Unnecessary Stagefright |
People, Relationships And Experiences
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Ann Landers, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Things on August 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The best things in life aren’t things. | |
— Ann Landers | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | I Regret To Admit (I Do) |
Two Ways | |
2020 | 3rd November 2020 |
He Sat Down And Opened Up His Mind | |
2019 | Just Two? |
2018 | I Resemble That Remark… (6!) |
Day 14: Two Weeks! | |
2017 | Try It, You’ll Like It |
2016 | Echo Chamber? |
2015 | Embrace The World Like A Lover |
2014 | Democratic Beliefs (for the next President) |
2013 | And Go Now! |
2012 | A World Safe For Diversity |
2011 | What If I Don’t Want To? |
2009 | Restful Sunday and a Movie About Boys’ Dolls (Action Figures) |
Not By The Fireside
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Contentment, Curiosity, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fireside, Life, Philosophy, Quotes on July 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I could never be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | None Live Apart |
Gotta Have A Friend | |
2020 | In The Moment |
2019 | I Will Try Again |
Original Chips | |
2018 | Still Blogging |
2017 | Reliable Vision |
2016 | Still Walking |
2015 | Steps |
2014 | To Be Greatly Good |
2013 | Limited Capacity |
2012 | Two Ear Ticklers |
Justification | |
2011 | To Avail The Nation |
My Interesting Life
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Interests, Life, Life's Lessons, Philosophy, Quotes on July 16, 2022| 2 Comments »
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
[And so I continue to look around for new / interesting stones and shells on the shoreline. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Saving Democracy And A Voting Rights Act |
Just Chillin’ | |
2020 | Two Hours From Now |
Criminal Incompetence, Criminal Indifference Or Both | |
2019 | Slow Wisdom |
It Is A Start… | |
2018 | Young, Fun And Playing Well |
2017 | Earning Your Blessings |
2016 | A Suggestion… |
Capable Of Being | |
2015 | Looking For The Needles In The Haystacks |
2014 | The Definition Of A Gentleman |
2013 | Thar She Blows (Not)! |
2012 | Naturally |
2011 | Been Here, Done That |
Remember | |
2010 | Timeless Classics |
Map Or GPS?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Langston Hughes, Life, Philosophy, Places, Quotes on June 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. | |
― Langston Hughes | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Spending A Lifetime Learning To Draw |
Go A Little Slower | |
2020 | Light And Dark |
2019 | My Dog Scratches At The Bedroom Door |
2018 | One Person Can |
2017 | Been There, Thought That |
2016 | Diligent Students |
2015 | Unanswered Prayers |
2014 | Pray, v. |
2013 | As I… |
2012 | But We Need Room |
2011 | A Definition Of Leadership |