Whenb one believes what one is told, thought has been subverted. #life #failure
If you think starting is hard, then you’ve never written anything. Stopping is much harder. #writing #life
Remember when people had bookshelves full of encyclopaedias, but never read them? #life #failure
“If you don’t stand up for what you believe, you really don’t believe.” #writing #life
Do you smile in a group photo because someone says, “Smile!”? Or are you the grumpy one? #life #character #writing
Back in my day, I used Compuserve, Delphi, and AOL. Now? I don’t use anything because it uses me. #life #failure #technology
What’s the silliest part of your life? Do you enjoy it or the silliness? #life
Humans align other humans to themselves. Rarely, do they align with others, unless they want something. #life #failure
How many friends are too many? How many enemies are too many? Which would you rather have? Would you rather have friends or people who are loyal to you? #life
Justification isn’t ability or permission. #life
Dread comes from the imagination. #life #writing
Absolutism and certainty are failure. #life
How many years do you have left? How many successes and failures will you experience in that time? Will you do something about it or just accept what comes? #life
“If you can’t change, bend, or adapt, you are old and brittle. Your strength lies in certainty. You will break and fail.” #life
If you can’t stand someone, that says more about you than the persons you can’t stand. #life #failure
With enough anger, action ensues. Too bad it’s usually the wrong action. #life #failure
Experience is great, but it sometimes blinds you to new experiences and better ways of solving problems. #life #success #failure
If you back down from your values, they aren’t things you value. #life
Talent only gets you so far. #life
If you are certain of something, make sure that thing is fact, not belief. It’s all well and good to be certain of your beliefs, but you must understand and acknowledge their limitations. #life #failure
If someone tells you something is important, it’s important to them or their business. That doesn’t mean it’s important to you. If it’s not your priority or aligned with your values, there is no reason to align your actions with theirs. #life
Smart does not equate to intelligent. #life
Your time is yours to use, or squander, as you see fit. You need personal time to recover, heal, and regroup. If you allow someone to take that time away, you place their priorities above your health and sanity. You take the responsibility. #life
Praise someone from whom you’ve learned, received help, supported you in times of failure or weakness, stood by you in hard times, and hasn’t paid you to do so. #life
“Life is about conquering yourself, not others.” #writing #life #success