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Security is Overrated!
“Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.” ~ William Congreve in Love for Love As folks know, I’m a college professor, and my actual specialty is Restoration drama, so William Congreve is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, advice, change
Tagged expectation, Restoration Drama, security, uncertainty, William Congreve
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A Moment’s Bliss
True bliss comes in moments. Live them, then remember them as needed. ~ me I couldn’t find a quote on bliss today that said what I needed, so I said it myself. I found a lot about “follow your bliss,” … Continue reading
Stuck in Frustration
“I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard in Either/Or I was looking for something else, and found this and said, “Yes!” Lately … Continue reading
Posted in advice, change, frustration
Tagged change, frustration, patience, Søren Kierkegaard, stalemate
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Expect the Unexpected
“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.” ~ Oscar Wilde from An Ideal Husband Lots of change going on around here, and while I am occasionally shaken by it, my son seems to be taking it in stride. I … Continue reading
Engage for Better Results
“Somewhere there’s a score being kept, so you have an obligation to live life as well as you can, be as engaged as you can.” ~Bill Murray Secret confession time: I adore Bill Murray. Have since the 70s. From what … Continue reading
Posted in advice, students, success
Tagged being present, Bill Murray, disengaged, engage, engagement, participate, participation, success
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A Home Truth
“People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people’s families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.” ~ Douglas Coupland from All Families are Psychotic I remember reading this novel, seeing this line, and thinking, “Bingo!” … Continue reading
Posted in advice, family
Tagged acceptance, difference, Douglas Coupland, family, friends
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Stocking the Attic
“I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so … Continue reading
Why Patience is Good
“We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.” ~ Abraham Lincoln, White House Speech, 11 April 1865 What a perfect example of what happens when we lack patience. It reminded me of childhood gardening. … Continue reading
Posted in advice, patience
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, patience, visualization
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Wise Words from a Wise Man
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” ~ William Shakespeare in As You Like It Today would have been Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, more or less. We actually aren’t sure when he … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Wisdom
Tagged As You Like It, fool, Shakepeare's 450th, St. George's Day, William Shakespeare, Wisdom
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