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My daily aphorisms. Reflections on life, death, beauty, change, love, happiness, etc., written in a poetic and whimsical style.
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- Everything is real when it happens and a dream aft...
- Gravity is true for matter but not for the spirit.
- Behind every mask there is a face and behind that ...
- Happiness exists, but not the conditions of happin...
- Knowing how to sing, and being able to sing, is st...
- Experiences for which there are no words get along...
- Every line is the perfect length if you don't meas...
- Boredom is the price one pays for not enjoying eve...
- If you want to set your life in order, consider it...
- Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?
- When a thing becomes indispensable it's time to gi...
- Suppose nothing is wrong. What do you do, then?
- Spend yourself; there's plenty more.
- Dreams must be ground into bread, and the bread ea...
- Let every breeze draw you out of yourself.
- The wind was never angry, the rain was never sad.
- Nothing succeeds like indifference to success.
- Real dishes break. That's how you know they're real.
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I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I'm trying to just rap about this. :)
Or:
Nothing succeeds like the fear of success.
I like it!
Meh! That's so true! LOL.
ReplyDeleteSo that's how it happens.... :-) I just thought I was lucky. Heh!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - those who do not care and are indifferent to success DO seem to succeed more often than those who struggle. (UGH!)
ReplyDeleteis that called collective apathy?
ReplyDeletein the imortal words of Homer
ReplyDelete"If at first you try and don't succeed, never try again".
Actually, I understand this completely. What's more, I am in shock and awe that I do! Does this mean I am finally a grownup? OMG, this is so scary that I am glad I am leaving for a while.
ReplyDeleteI really love this one. It's like "success is what happens when you are making other plans". It's the doing the makes you successful, not the wanting success.
ReplyDeleteHow come you can say this is such fewer words than I can, Marty?
I like this. Nice to see you doing a daily update, NP. Aphorisms rock! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is what I call the Law of Indifference, of no resistance...
ReplyDeleteAint't that the truth! I have often been the most successful when I was least worried about it!
ReplyDeleteMelinda
Think success , success will come.
ReplyDeleteBeing indifferent to the desire for success, whatever that means to you, IS success.
ReplyDeleteAgreed...who wants to be something which is nothing but an illusion.
ReplyDeletejust humbly be yourself.
Another gem! Chase your passion, not success; perhaps success (in worldy terms) will be the icing on the cake, perhaps not. But success, in terms of satisfaction, will always be within reach.
ReplyDeleteI like this one, it is complex and can be taken so many different ways. If you are indifferent will you achieve success or does success only happen when you don't care? Or is that the same thing. Now I am confused. But I like the confusion. Thanks be well
ReplyDeleteToo deep for me to understand. I wish I could improve my language a little to extract full meanings from all of you quotes.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Best Wishes.
brilliant :) love your blog my friend.
ReplyDeleteI like this. Things always seem to come your way when you stop chasing. I need to follow that advice right now.
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