Richard Galbraith

This bit of wisdom comes to us from ancient India.  It provides an answer to our worries about both the past and the future.  If we focus our energy each day on making that day a good experience, then tomorrow's yesterday will be a good memory and my experience will lead me to expect the next day will turn out as good as the past.

Walking in beauty results from being attuned to our surroundings and maintaining our balance mentally.  When our actions are in harmony with all of nature, we enjoy natural beauty.

Whenever we are pretending to be somebody we’re not, we are acting out a lie.  That invariably creates stress.  The internal fear of being found out will drive us toward protecting our image, instead of enjoying our company.  Putting on a false front will either turn us into bullies, or make us easy targets for other bullies.

This quote is from a cartoon character who has a wooden leg.  That doesn’t really make him different from other people; we all have imperfections.  His physical problem may be more visible than some of our other weaknesses, but none of us are good at everything, so there is no reason to be ashamed of who we are or who we are related to.  Shame or pride should only be side effects of what we actually do.

When I talk to a class and all the students listen without saying anything, I figure that they are agreeing with me.  When someone makes racist or other bigoted comments in my presence and I say nothing, he is going to assume that I agree with those opinions, or at least that I don’t mind them.  The Nazis were never the majority, but the silence of so many of their neighbors allowed them to think and act as though they were.

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It seems like my mind wanders when I get bored.  That is backwards.  What really happens is that I become bored when I let my mind wander.  Even a simple repetitive task, like pounding nails, is not boring when I focus on doing the best job possible.

Knowledge accumulates in layers.  Each addition allows us to rise to a point that allows us to see farther into the horizon.  Curiosity and science are never fully satisfied.  
                

My opinions are often different than those of other people but our emotional reactions are similar.  So when I want others to go along with my ideas, I ought to think about what approaches work with me, and about what words make me resist changing or agreeing with them.

How did Sir Edmund Hillary get to the top of Mount Everest?  
                                                                                                             One step at a time.

If you have a big job in front of you, you will never get it done unless you take the first step.  Waiting around won’t make the journey get any shorter, it will just leave you less time to complete it.