What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Invent The Future
A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Prompt: Decide what you want the future to be [...]
Surprise
I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, if we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of a time when you didn’t think you were capable of doing something, but then surprised yourself. How will [...]
15 Minutes Behind
I always feel like I am 15 minutes behind. I can’t remember when I was on top of everything I had to do. Whenever there was a time that I was on top of everything, I probably didn’t care (sure I was watching Scooby-Doo and eating Frosted Flakes). I think I started worrying [...]