#wisdom

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

"The Refugee I packed my car with cash and valuablesand headed for the border.At the first checkpoint they took my cash.At the second they took my valuables.At the border they took my car and my shoes.I walked barefoot the last 100 feet to freedom,and was greeted with open arms by a person I didn't recognize.In time I discovered that strangerwas the me they could not take from me."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"May you live every day of your life."

"To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides."

"I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom."

"If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place."

"Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment."

"Still Hangin' in the Child Hood [20w] You can spend an entire lifetime trying to be a child again,or never lose your childhood to begin with."

"all appears to change when we change"

"What God says is best, indeed is best, though all men in the world are against it. Seeing, then, that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience; seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven are wisest; and that the poor man that loveth Christ is richer than the greatest man in the world that hates him: Shame, depart, thou art an enemy to my salvation."

"Are we being good ancestors?"

"The universe never complains.When you're wrong or right,She always loves and cares,She always gives and shares. When you get lost she becomes the light,Helps you to find what is right. But she never forgetsTo show you the light."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"But that's how memory works,"Bitterblue said quietly. "Things disappear without your permission, then come back again without your permission."And sometimes they came back incomplete and warped."

"Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise"

"Poets Hate Poets [10w] Poets hate poets who are more talented than they are."

"Talking to Myself I used to talk to myself until myself criticized myself.Now I'm giving myself the silent treatment."

"Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine."

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."