My Daughter-in-Law was telling me how great Blockbuster (A video store chain) was. Then she worked there one summer. And was … [Read more...]
278 I Am
Don't deny you are anything. This includes: Bad /jealous /angry etc. Just realize that that's a millionth of what your total … [Read more...]
250 The Impossible Self-Image
You cannot build a hill that has only one direction. You may want it to go only 'up'. Fine, but it does go both ways. To take … [Read more...]
219 Control
Not being in control of something does not mean it’s out of control. It simply means you are not the one doing the … [Read more...]
208 Perfect Instructions
The Perfect Instructions are your emotions. Good feeling = do more. Bad feeling = stop. That's it. Everything else is … [Read more...]
203 Either – Or
Often people polarize things into Do /Don't -- Yes /No -- Right /Wrong, ... annnd, you're for me or you're against me. That's one of … [Read more...]
182 Grey
My brother would stay at my place when he came to oversee my business. On the hour drive we would freely speak with no chance of being … [Read more...]
174 Good /Bad Part 2
GOOD l---------------------------------l BAD Let us say the far left of the line is ABSOLUTE Good. 100% And far right is … [Read more...]
152 Just Do It
I wonder why I ever went out with him /her! What a total waste of time. I can't believe I did that. I wonder what I ever saw in that … [Read more...]
120 Give & Take
Many years ago when I smoked, a friend offered me a Cuban cigar (Legal in Canada!). He only had two left. If I took one - and he did - … [Read more...]
109 Understanding
We tend to divide things into two. Good/Bad Right/Wrong Day/Night Yes/No And that’s a trap. (Black & White doesn’t allow for … [Read more...]
93 Heaven & Hell
Eternity is a long time. A bird lands on a granite mountain once every thousand years. By the time it's worn down, it's the first second … [Read more...]
90 Good/Bad
It's impossible to understand something without also automatically understanding its opposite. Can you build stairs just going … [Read more...]
71 Nice
A visitor /repairman came to fix my (elaborate!) Television. Because of missing parts and trouble with customs he ended up staying 3 … [Read more...]
70 Conclusions
He slapped her. That's terrible! Well, she was hysterical. Oh, that's OK He made her hysterical to look good slapping … [Read more...]
66 Opposites
It's literally impossible to build a staircase that goes only up. Or only down. It is impossible to construct a street that goes only one … [Read more...]
in one place. Here they are!