"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."     Anonymous

Make sure you know your target goals and stay focused.

Aristopher

"If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?"     Stanislaw J. Lee

Yes, because there is always an attorney around to tell him how much it is worth and how much he is to be paid for the advice.  Even happens to those of us who can count.

Aristopher

"If you think you're free, there's no escape possible."     Ram Dass




We must begin to break the bondage we allow the secular world to place upon us.

Aristopher

"You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep."    Navajo Proverb


Do you choose to be a person awake and aware of your environment or do you pretend to be asleep in your personal and professional life.

Aristopher

"I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying.  Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying."     Charles C. Finn

Another essay question for college applicants.  Please post your essay response to this quote and let's see who is listening.

Aristopher

"When they go fishing, it is not really fish they are after.  It is a philosophic meditation."   E.T. Brown (Thanks, Walden Woods Project, walden.org)




Fishing is relaxing which leads to the meditation component of the quote, but if we relate fishing to philosophic, I would have to say that is where a 12 inch fish becomes a 2 foot fish.

Aristopher

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.  ~Edward Albee




I believe this sums up our entire learning and life process....  No that it is the best way or that going a long distance is wise, however it tends to be the way life develops for all humans.

Aristopher

"I am a part of all that I have met."   Alfred Lord Tennyson




This rings true for all of us as we progress through life.  We have components within us that are a part of our school teachers, sunday school teachers, and all the people that we encounter during our walk on earth.  Our goal should be to screen the influences that we want to encounter in our lives to ensure our total self is made up of great parts.

Aristopher

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that breaks a relationship."

AMEN - Enough said.

Aristopher

"Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day."     Polish Proverb




In my view it would be a great day to right once in a day.  Twice might seem to be impossible.  I do not know if "right" is the best word to use in our society, but doing what is right is a better goal to strive for.  Let's do for others and encourage those around us.

Aristopher

"Follow Your Dreams ... Or work for those who did."

I believe the meaning we should look for here is that of Happiness.  We tend to look for finances, etc. and exclude basic Happiness.

Aristopher

"If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't buy."

This is a great exercise to list the many blessings of the people surrounding us in our lives, both past and present.  If you have never done this before, stop what you are doing and make the list.  Then pickup the phone and call the people that help or helped make your list a true blessing.

Aristopher