The Life, the Universe, and Everything
…many believe that by being honest and open they are winning people’s hearts and showing their good nature. They are greatly deluded. Honesty is actually a blunt instrument, which bloodies more than it cuts. Your honesty is likely to offend people; it is much more prudent to tailor your words, telling people what they want [...]
This is comes from the book that I am currently reading “The 48 laws of Power” by Robert Greene. The book is fascinating.
2nd law of power ” Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies.”
“To have a good enemy, choose a friend: he knows where to strike.” Diane de Poitiers, 1499-1566, [...]
This comes from the book “Marriage and the Family. Diversity and Strengths” by David H. Olson who refers us to yet another book “The Dance of Anger” by Harriet Golhor Lerner.
“It is our job to state our thoughts and feelings clearly and to make responsible decisions that are congruent with our values and beliefs. It [...]
Blue and Orange. I stand by my choice.
I am searching for the place where I belong. I am not particularly successful. It is amazing, but it brings no money. Not yet. Last year, I attended a career exploration workshop. I did not last there long. They kicked me out. That was the first time. When [...]
When Tolerance was being distributed…
Scorpio came first. He asked what Tolerance was and whether it could be used for torture. Having heard the answer, he grew gloomy, wrote down something in his black notebook and left, waving his whip.
Capricorn did not think it was respectable enough for him to be seen pushing his way through [...]
I have been told “to zip it up.” I did. Not the way the speaker actually meant it. I became a member of zip.ca. For reasons of my own. Just like everybody else. What could possibly be my reasons? I don’t know. Take a wild guess. I like this word “guess”. Although it is a [...]
My inspiration:
“You are what you read.” (From “You’ve got mail”)
I was reading a book. Don’t I always read something? It was”1-2-3 Magic. Effective Discipline for Children 2-12″ by Thomas W. Phelan. Where? In a gymnastics facility (oh, boy, don’t I love this word “facility”, but I cannot come up with a better one [...]
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