life lessons

No Attachment

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Personal Growth
this is a machine with no attachments whatsoever, so it’s guaranteed to break down just when you think you need it most

Mind Map

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Personal Growth
It makes sense to make a map of places where you can get eaten by bears, or where there’s a bottomless pit, but when you get into making maps of your mind, you’re basically wasting your time.

Magic

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Personal Growth
She tapped her finger & nothing happened & she thought she had lost her magic, but it had only changed & it took her awhile to figure it out.

Life Plan

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Personal Growth
I asked her what she planned to do with her life & she said she was way beyond that point already. I’m just happy I remember to be there when it happens, she said.

Knowing Right

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Personal Growth
I’m not so good at taking my own advice, she said, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s right.

Inventing Evil

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Back to School Children & Parenting Personal Growth
He said who invented evil? & I said I wasn’t sure anybody invented it, it just happened when somebody got tired of all the effort it took to live right. They probably didn’t have anyone to teach them, he said & I thought to myself, we might be doing this right after all.

Iron John

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Animals & Pets Friends & Neighbors Personal Growth
One day he decided he was more dependent on the kindness of women than he liked so he went off to hunt wild beasts with his bare hands. But all he found was a stray dog & a couple of old pigeons & it was cold & he missed the sound of soft voices, so … [Read More]

Innocence

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Personal Growth
really wanting to work up to 3 dimensions, but not sure it’ll be as fun as everyone says. It’s hard to trust anyone who’s already doing it, he said. They never remember what they lost to get there.