“Life always gives us
exactly the teacher we need
at every moment.
This includes every mosquito,
every misfortune,
every red light,
every traffic jam,
every obnoxious supervisor (or employee),
every illness, every loss,
every moment of joy or depression,
every addiction,
every piece of garbage,
every breath.Every moment is the Guru.”
--Charlotte Joko Beck:
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Dec 9 / 12:34am
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
Cicero, 63 BC
Dec 6 / 12:56am
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about… It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.
Agatha Christie
Nov 30 / 2:13am
Words, it seems belong to other people, anyone who expresses themselves with originality, delight and verbal freshness is more likely to be mocked, distrusted or disliked than welcomed. The free and happy use of words appears to be considered elitist or pretentious.
Nov 24 / 12:04am
A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not why ships are built.
Fortune cookie opened by @lfamous
Nov 23 / 9:01am
If what you have to say is not more beautiful than silence,
be still.
Arabian proverb (via kahve)
Nov 21 / 12:39am
…evolution, for whatever reason, has made us a believing, worshiping species. And whether we approve of that decision or not, we’re stuck working with the mind we have. Belief and worship are powerful tools for organizing thought and behavior. If others get control of those tools, they can make us dance like puppets. But if we’re careful, we can learn to pull our own strings.
Jul 13 / 11:22pm
Retailers, look at your sites! There’s more to usability than speed. Some of the biggest offenders: o flashturbation o bad organization o six-click ordering o lousy site search o making people register to place an order (the single worst practice on the internet in my opinion) and other annoying and widespread practices make a lot of online shopping experiences easy to hate.
Why Are Retailers Still Confused About Shoppers Who Leave Their Sites?
May 22 / 1:17am
Google Sites, a solid - but for my taste, a bit oversimplified - jab at marrying an online collaboration app with a simple website creator, was initially available only as part of Google Apps for companies and organizations. Now, it’s open for everyone.
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