“I never feel lonely if I’ve got a book – they’re like old friends. Even if you’re not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they’re part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.” ~ Emilia Fox “There are three kinds of men.Continue reading “Words, Words, Words”
Category Archives: Learning
How Writing Is Like Life
“That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can’t control life, at least you can control your version.” ~ Chuck Palahniuk, Stranger than Fiction “I have spent a good many years since – too many, I think – being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before IContinue reading “How Writing Is Like Life”
Things I Learned from My Father
“Here is my secret, A very simple secret, It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ The Little Prince “We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill … it demands a broader vision, capabilitiesContinue reading “Things I Learned from My Father”
On Strength and Weakness
“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.” ~ Bill Bullard “We think that forgiveness is weakness,Continue reading “On Strength and Weakness”
Mind Shift from Amateur to Professional
“Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin’, no matter what.” ~ Steven Pressfield “Fairness is not anContinue reading “Mind Shift from Amateur to Professional”
Sage Woman Chronicles 