May 2013
5 posts
“… You are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your...”
Musings: A Century in Transition
For some time now, many seem to have noticed this seemingly subtle (or maybe not subtle for some) shift of thought. Around the world, down the street, at work, at the cafe, people seem to be taking a few extra minutes to ask some fundamental questions about the current world we live in and their role in it. Many people seem to be slowly grasping the irony that though we have now stepped into the...
How can you develop & lead others when you’re constantly doubting and berating yourself? Trust & believe in you - your experience, your expertise, your talents, your strengths, your relationships, your values, your successes, your lessons from failure and your lessons from mistakes. Trust and be confident in who you are inside, that’s where genuine leadership comes from.
Many of the most memorable & poignant moments in history were created by ordinary people who simply believed, deeply, in the unlimited human potential in themselves & in others. And then did something about it.
“True balance is for those who can best integrate the male & female, left...”
April 2013
4 posts
“Someone has to live in idealism for the world has forgotten what it is to strive...”
kateoplis: “Following the deadly explosions Monday... →
kateoplis:
“Following the deadly explosions Monday that rocked the city of Boston, area man Tom Sifton told reporters he’s getting pretty tired of frantically rushing home from work as fast as he possibly can to hug his loved ones tight. “I realize that desperately racing home to my wife and kids so I can…
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the...”
March 2013
6 posts
“It’s not too late… the angel said.
Even though the world’s a...”
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the...”
“If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than...”
“Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands,...”
“This world is not set up for failure and demise and decline. It’s set up...”
“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness,...”
February 2013
2 posts
“Material things are exactly that - material & they carry only the pwr we...”
“Character… is a habit, the daily choice of right over wrong; it is a moral...”
January 2013
2 posts
“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe:...”
“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your...”
December 2012
2 posts
Make 2013 count . . .
If you’re not where you need to be, if you’re not the person you’re meant to be - get there. We complain we never have enough time to do the things we want, yet we’ve all been given the same amount of time, it’s how we use it that counts. Make 2013 and the rest of the time you have count.
“We are here for a purpose so quit being an observer, quit being a tourist, quit...”
November 2012
1 post
“If we were to release the energy of atoms or discover some other way of...”
October 2012
1 post
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended...”
September 2012
1 post
“What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men,...”
August 2012
4 posts
“In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned...”
Right … the Paul Ryan that voted to increase defense spending, voted for TARP & now proposes to cut only Medicare & privatize everything else? Is “privatizing” the government’s new version of business “outsourcing”? Seems to me, the only folks who will benefit from the Romney/Ryan plan, are those businesses who will just happen to be in “the right place at the right time” to profit from...
As noted by many, the GOP has a credibility gap. Why? Because they’re out of touch. While the world has changed & moved forward, the GOP fights old battles.
Conservative because they value tradition or because they’re terrified of change? Ignorant of foreign policy because they still believe in America’s supreme power, or because they have no clue how the world has changed while they’ve...
If you don’t think recent reprehensible & clearly ignorant comments & actions from members of the Congressional GOP affect you - think again. Apparently the majority elected these special folks to create laws & develop policies that affect us all. So if they can’t even sound intelligent in the media, how will they do their jobs intelligently?
Unlike the majority, I...
July 2012
4 posts
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
“I – like most Americans – believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an...”
– President Obama, tonight in New Orleans (via kateoplis)
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter...”
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in...”
June 2012
3 posts
“In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned...”
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the...”
May 2012
7 posts
New soundtrack audio bite ~...
.@LydiaBreakfast: what do you think of the wait-&-see approach for a new CEO http://t.co/htnCxQjY. I think it’s smart to start w/ patience & w/ a plan/strategy. Too often we dive into new leadership positions w/no real plan, ready to make changes w/o taking time to assess the environment. There is also nothing wrong with enjoying the transition & having a little fun meeting the...
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively & to think...”
In today already walks tomorrow ~Friedrich von Schiller
“The dons of elite education could batten down the hatches and try to preserve...”
– ‘The Single Biggest Change in Education Since the Printing Press’ (via courtenaybird)
Mayor Sam Adams: A fresh take on building... →
kateoplis:
samadamspdxor:
PORTLAND — I help lead one of America’s cities – Portland, Oregon. It is known for being a well-planned city. It’s not. At least, not as well as we want it to be. And not as well-planned as every American city must be.
When I talk about planning, I’m not just referencing plotting spots on a map where new bikeways will run, or where new business districts will pop up....
April 2012
5 posts
“From George W. Bain, 1915: Oh! for the day when “each sex will be the...”
– George W. Bain, “Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story,” 1915
Looks Bright From This Side
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort &...”
“If this republic is to endure with the stars; if it is to go down the ages like...”
“What would MLK think of 2012? “I look to a day when people will not be...”
March 2012
5 posts
“Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level...”
1 tag
“Demand the best from yourself, because others will demand the best from you…...”
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the...”
