August 17, 2016 – Playing Together

August 17, 2016 – Playing Together Playing Together “You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn’t enough, in the second half, you have to give what’s left.”  Yogi Berra (1925-2015) New York Yankees catcher    ...

August 10, 2016 – Something Brilliant

August 10, 2016 – Something Brilliant “Something Brilliant” “Here’s a relationship booster that is guaranteed to work: Every time your spouse or lover says something stupid make your eyes light up as if you just heard something...

August 3, 2016 – Group Thinking

August 3, 2016 – Group Thinking Group Thinking “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher    Perhaps it’s easier to abdicate one’s...

July 27, 2016 – Remembering/Forgetting

July 27, 2016 – Remembering/Forgetting Remembering/Forgetting      This week I offer a passage from a novel by Milan Kundera (Czech/French; 1975-   ) titled Slowness, with the hope of offering a logical foundation for my encouragement to slow down the pace of...
July 20, 2016 – Unknown World

July 20, 2016 – Unknown World

July 20, 2016 – Unknown World   Unknown World “Lend your ears to music; Open your eyes to painting, and stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to ‘walk about’ into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes,...

July 13, 2016 – Compromise

July 13, 2016 – Compromise Compromise “At every party there are two kinds of people — those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.”...