22 Jan Mizuta Masahide
Since my house burned down I now own a better view of the rising moon Gratitude in all circumstances is an essential element of happiness....
20 Jan The Gene Of Happiness
I am blessed to be born with the gene of happiness. Naturally happy, I'm always grateful in all circumstances (as they could always be worse), optimistic that better times will come soon and free to experience the moment as it unfolds (free from the prison the mind creates with personal and collective stories and meanings). Moreover, I think everyone is happy. It's difficult for me to imagine anyone who has their basic animal needs satisfied (food, shelter, security, health and companionship) is not happy. When people are sad or angry, I think these feelings are very temporary. When they last long, I think they have a personality defect. For example, when I was a growing up, my father was often angry with me, screamed at me, placed curbs on my freedom and on rare occasions hit me. In fact, once my father screamed: "I wish you were never born." How did I feel? I felt that he loved me but had some personality issues that precluded him from expressing his love. With the gene of happiness, I love everyone and feel everyone loves me; if not now, then later. While I've been waiting for a long time for many to eventually love me, optimism keeps me feeling that eventually they will....
18 Jan Lee Moncho
"A life without smoking, drinking, chasing women and taking big risks will likely be long in length but short in breadth." The fullest life balances length and breadth....
17 Jan Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret." True friends are those with whom we can share our secret lives....
10 Jan Charlie Leeds
"Gamblers pay speculators to play with them." From a certain perspective, our everyday lives are like a game wherein our lives are defined by the choices we make. Some choices provide us with immediate gratification and others with distant gratification. Our choices can be viewed in the context of risk/reward wherein the greater the risk the greater of the reward, though extreme risks often lead to negative rewards. For those who find pleasure taking risks, there is ultimately no financial rewards as their aim is the immediate thrill of risk-taking. They are essentially gamblers. Rewards go to those who know how to manage risk. They are speculators. They take risks that are commonly perceived to be greater than they are, limit loses from risks and take many risks to mitigate unfavorable randomness. They take risks to realize rewards and are unfazed by any one particular risk. Essentially, gamblers pay speculators to play with them. For those who fear taking commonly perceived risks, there is little chance for realizing significant rewards as they don't have a chance when they don't take a chance. They are spectators, not players, in the game of life. Charlie Leeds was a kind and generous man; a good friend; a well-rounded Wall Street analyst, investor, speculator, gambler and spectator. At 260 pounds, perhaps too well-rounded. Charlie died in 2001 of a heart attack at age 50. ...
10 Jan Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” When there is nothing left to take away, all there is is nothing. From nothing came the Big Bang which created everything. Perfection is when we are one with nothing which in turn makes us one with everything....
05 Jan The Traveling Wilburys
End Of The Line Well, it's alright, ridin' around in the breeze Well, it's alright, if you live the life you please Well, it's alright, doin' the best you can Well, it's alright, as long as you lend a hand You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring (at the end of the line) Waiting for someone to tell you everything (at the end of the line) Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring (at the end of the line) Maybe a diamond ring Well, it's alright, even if they say you're wrong Well, it's alright, sometimes you gotta be strong Well, it's alright, as long as you got somewhere to lay Well, it's alright, everyday is judgment day Maybe somewhere down the road a ways (at the end of the line) You'll think of me and wonder where I am these days (at the end of the line) Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays (at the end of the line) Purple Haze Well, it's alright, even when push comes to shove Well, it's alright, if you got someone to love Well, it's alright, everything'll work out fine Well, it's alright, we're going to the end of the line Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive (at the end of the line) I'm just glad to be here, happy to be alive (at the end of the line) And it don't matter if you're by my side (at the end of the line) I'm satisfied Well, it's alright, even if you're old and grey Well, it's alright, you still got something to say Well, it's alright, remember to live and let live Well, it's alright, the best you can do is forgive Well, it's alright (alright), riding around on the breeze Well, it's alright (alright), if you live the life you please Well, it's alright, even if the sun don't shine Well, it's alright (alright), we're going to the end of the line The Traveling Wilburys was a British-American supergroup which included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. They came together in 1988. "End Of The Line" was published in October, 1988. Roy Orbison came to the end of the line two months later when he died of a heart attack at age 52. When we come to the time before our bodily death, the end of the line, we realize the purpose of life: to have a wonderful time, realize our potential and help others likewise; to make the most of our circumstances instead of hoping our circumstances change; to discover the universe on our own; and not waste our time daydreaming. Moreover, we should dance to the beat of our drum; be grateful for what we have; live each day as if it is our last; and reflect on our past from a mind-revealing, psychedelic perspective (psykhē "mind" + dēloun "make visible, reveal" (from dēlos "visible, clear)), perspective. As well, we need not concern ourselves with current conflicts as long as we connect to others with love. As to material possessions, they are meaningless as what matters is celebrating our good fortune of simply being alive. Moreover, throughout our lives our personal perspectives matter and we should accept the perspectives of others and not judge them. Finally, whether our lives are or aren't glorious, bathed in sunshine, we are all going to die. That's alright when we appreciate our lives until then....
04 Jan Virgil
"Audentes fortuna iuvat." (Fortune favors the bold) Life is a black glass filled with water. However, because it's black, looking in and about the glass we can't tell what's in it. Even when mortally thirsty, many dare not drink from the glass, fearing it may not agree with them; might even harm them. Others might take a small sip and wait for something better to come their way. Only the brave drink it all to experience life to the fullest. They don't fear death because they know that whether you drink it or not, everyone is going to die....
31 Dec 2022
All will be best when we forget the rest. All the best is coming our way in 2022. Undoubtedly it will be wonderful, incomparable to times past which are not real; just memories. Times past are neither good or bad. Only we determine which are good or bad. However times past were for us individually, it is at least wonderful we had a role the play of life. And now our role, however it unfolds, continues. That is something to celebrate....
29 Dec Confucius 2
“Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” The sun and the moon are temporarily hidden by the shadow Earth casts. Likewise, we may turn our back to the truth when we are otherwise distracted. But, in time, as we go around the truth comes around....