After the fireworks fade,
and the last bottle rocket lands
I hope you will take a moment
followed by every moment
to question your Freedom.
If you’ve never sat down and read
the Declaration of Independence,
I would encourage you to do so.… —-> Continue…
My hat is off to the person at the great and wise
Fortune Cookie Factory who wrote this:
” You will enjoy true in whatever you do. “
Now, I’m not 100% sure what they intended,
so I’m going to go with the first thought I had:
The secret to success lies not
in doing what one likes,
but in liking what one does.… —-> Continue…
It’s easy to be grateful
for those things in Life that
bring happiness, joy and peace.
Yet imagine the greater power of
being thankful for what has hurt us,
angered us, and brought us to our
knees in sadness, pain, and defeat.… —-> Continue…
It’s dark out and I’m driving with my
son across the 205 bridge from
Portland to Vancouver. Actually,
I’m doing all the driving – his legs
are too short to reach the pedals
and he doesn’t have a license yet.
All of a sudden the car stalls
and the engine stops.… —-> Continue…
I carry a small filing cabinet wherever I go.
It’s called my wallet. Rather than cash,
scraps of miscellaneous paper fill it to the brim.
A piece of napkin, a post-it note, gas receipt, etc.
On each is written a reminder of something -
typically a random thought created in my head.… —-> Continue…
What are you doing right now
that is more important than changing the World?
That annoying question popped up
for me while I was shaving.
At first I thought it was directed at me -
because at times I find myself caught up
in petty pursuits that have no real
meaning in the big scheme of Life.… —-> Continue…
Look behind the mask;
See beyond the smile…
In light of recent events,
I’d like to pull back a bit from perception
and take a good look at the reality around us.
In particular – the people in & about our lives.… —-> Continue…
