291 Reverse

291 Reverse   Careful, you might be trapped by this. And not know it.   Everything, when pushed to its limit … [Read more...]

279 Point of View

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...]