“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” – Francis Bacon
Category: Inspiration
Move Fast
“Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.” – Sam Altman
Long After the Mood
“Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” – Anonymous
Rich Realities
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.”— Anonymous
Meaningful Selfies
Today I decided that I was going for it – although I’ve been doing a lot of that over time. It’s something I’m sort of known for doing, by those who really know me. Sometimes “it” has been more complicated, while at other times quite simple. Today the mission fell into the simple category –…
I Am Willing
Too often we ask, “Why did this fail?” Situations – often very similar, come up short. Not because of what we do, but because of the questions we ask ourselves ahead of time and throughout. After all, we’re all programmed to win, and to achieve greatness – our mind goes into auto pilot, even in…
To Sunsets and New Beginnings
I usually have a difficult time determining whether a picture I’m looking at is showing either a sunrise or a sunset. Without being able to tell whether the sun is closer to east or west, I tend to be a little biased towards sunset, since I’m more of a “night owl,” and enjoy more sunsets…
Restarts, Crashes, and Falls
If you woke up in the Atlanta area this morning, you were treated to snow flurries, frigid temperatures and a sense of optimism. Not every New Years Day is this cold in Georgia, but we can always count on the sense of optimism that comes with a clean slate. New determination when it comes…
Tangible Signs
Feelings of doubt have a way of surfacing during the quiet times – during the still of night, or times when we allow our minds to wander a bit. And as expected, doubt appears during the times when we need it the least. It seems that during the times when we’re working towards tackling life’s…
Uncharted
Stories of persistence need to be told, not only for the sake of the one telling them, but also for those who need to hear them. Why is it that we’re so interested in hearing about the person who gets knocked down three times, and gets up four? The stories give us examples of people…
Entering the Fast Lane
Rush hour traffic in the Atlanta area sometimes reminds me of navigating through some of life’s challenges. A traffic accident here or there, mixed in with road widening, and drivers who seem to be at the wrong place at the wrong time – slow drivers in the fast lane, and fast drivers in the slow…