Monthly Archives: March 2013
Understanding Takes Effort
Is it worse when people don’t understand what you stand for, or when they don’t care to find out? This thought came to me out of nowhere, like most of my thoughts do. When I am thinking about something random, like kites strewn across Central Park, a completely ambiguous and unrelated thought will challenge the […]
Just a Thought
If you only live once, why not live life to the fullest? Shouldn’t we, as humans, be so inclined to do what we want to do in the little time we have on this planet — a planet that is just a blurb in this vast, infinite universe we basically know nothing about?
They Met in the Cosmos
It Grows On You (Ode to Beards)
At the bar, at the store I’m protected by the beard on my face. I strut around without a care, My hair keeps me safe in that place. I run my finger from lip to chin When deep in thought or just for fun. Oh, I don’t seem to mind When sweat drips from […]
Individualism is Bad for Society
Don’t Seek Happiness; Let the Happiness Come to You (says the Taoist)
To paraphrase a line from a book I read, “Taoists understand the changes that take place in themselves and turn those possibly negative changes into something positive.” This is a big step if you think about it … to understand a personal problem/dilemma and spin it to your advantage is not as easy as it […]
Road Undiscovered 