#personal-development

"First knowledge is the knowledge of God."

"The Poet's Way Are we ever sure what we do,will endure and get its due?No.But we do it anyway.For that is the poet's way."

"Seeing vs. Envision {Couplet} We see nothing more than we bring to it;heavenly orchards lie in an apple's pit!"

"Soulmate My Ass [10w] Aspire to marry the person the least wrong for you."

"Family {Couplet} For my misery, family brings relief,tripling my joy, halving my grief.This aesthetic arithmetic's quite poetic,an accounting surmounting odds unsympathetic.Now there seems no hardship I cannot withstand,accompanied by my exponential, familial band."

"Please Don't Commemorate Me Just Yet [10w] The living are only commemorated when they're at death's door."

"Explosive Heart [10w] + {Couplet} A heart that's been playedcan become a hand grenade."

"Bagels and Lox Life's an everything bagel;love is a schmear of scallion cream cheese;and lox, no matter how you cut it,is resistant to dumbass metaphors."

"Rotaryrotatory In a universe composed wholly of revolving doors we'll have no need for gatekeepers or tipping doormen at Christmas."

"Miss Universe Contest Protest Haiku Fundamentalists protest Miss Universe contest.Go home, beat their wives."

"Today's Affirmation [10w] "I'll unplug myself from myselfand plug into something higher."

"GPS for Sin "You've entered the point of no return;Re-cal-cu-la-ting."

"Sometimes God is Drunk [10w] Satan's sudden appearance means God is on a drinking binge."

"Misfortune Misfortune is but a stepping stone to great fortune ~especially if your slip and fall was possibly caused by negligenceand you get yourself a good Jew lawyer to sue the parties responsible."

"Advice for Women at Starbucks If a vanilla latte and banana nut muffin doesn't solve the problem,perhaps you're going at it wrong."

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

"Jonesing [10w] Is it odd of me that I'm Jonsesing for strange?"

"Privacy [10w] Why someone prefers his privacy is itself a private matter."

"Consciousness-Driven Evolution circa 60,000 B.C. Random genetic mutation allowed homo sapiens to compete more successfully for food and mating rights. Just listen to girl chatter posted on the cave walls:"Boy, Uggh is hot. He's sentient!""Yeah. He doesn't need a club to get my attention."

"Carlsberg: Probably the best lager in the world... ...just like IKEA is the best furniture on earth."