Monthly Archives: March 2011
Optimist or Pessimist?
Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? Do you agree with the above graffiti, that pessimists don’t enjoy life? I don’t. I’m basically a cheerful pessimist…I’ve always figured any way of life that ends up in old … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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Who's the More Intelligent?
Leo Reynolds. Creative Commons license. Man has always assumed he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much–the wheel, New York, wars, and so on–while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Who’s the More Intelligent?
Leo Reynolds. Creative Commons license. Man has always assumed he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much–the wheel, New York, wars, and so on–while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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You Don't Have to Be a Tiger Mom….
Expat Mom is a Canadian-born wife and mother raising her two boys, five and almost four years old, in Guatemala. Even before the boys were born she knew she didn’t want them to be as helpless as Earl in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Intoxication
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Do you agree with Picasso? What about Baudelaire? You must always be intoxicated. That sums it all up: it’s the only question. In order not to feel the horrible burden of Time which breaks your … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Taking a Risk or a No-Brainer?
Last week we talked about risks. I suppose I was thinking about physical risks at the time, because it surprised me when one reader said one of the biggest risks he ever took was to give up a high-prestige corporate … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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This Changing World
The world is changing fast. Are you concerned about some of these changes? Do you personally feel safe? Do you have your own “secure den and pack you can trust”? On a completely different note, have you heard of … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Humor
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Taking Risks
I recently read an article about why adolescents are more apt to engage in risky behaviors. It’s not that they’re irrational and can’t assess the dangers, it’s that their brains are wired to reward them for taking chances. That certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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