“Every Day We Slaughter Our Finest Impulses” ~ Henry Miller

Henry Miller has always been among my favorites. Here, Miller discusses Supreme Self-Confidence. “Every day, we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heart-ache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked […]

Are The Consequences – The Results – Of Your Actions Consistent With Your Relationship To Time?

Isn’t it funny how Time can sometimes feel as though it’s moving slowly or even almost standing still – or it can feel that it’s moving really fast? How a long time in years can feel as though it has passed in minutes? Time is in the perceptions of the beholder. Author Norman Cousins, who […]

Disclose Your Goals To Others With Care And Wisdom

Among the frequent questions about goal setting is the degree to which it’s best to reveal your goals to others. Likely, all of us have had the experience of telling someone else a goal and having that other person squash it in some way, including: * Telling us that we can’t do it * Reminding […]

“Poetry Is Nearer to Truth Than History” ~ Plato

What would the world be without poetry? Poets translate the world into infinite ways for us to experience it from the bittersweet, to the tragic, to the humorous. Poems were often sung in ancient times, and we are surrounded by song lyrics that often aspire to poetry. Plato said, “Poetry is nearer to vital truth […]