How Aesop ruined my life
It was his fable about the Tortoise and Hare. I had learned from this that Slow and Steady Wins the Race! My whole life was based on this… seriously. This meme is something I learned back in Toledo, in my …
Category: Analogy
Accidental Shooting
What are “trigger words”? These are words which trigger emotions / thoughts / automatic actions, etc. A good copywriter knows many trigger words and uses them in copy to invoke action. That is what the title of today’s post was …
The struggle is real
What is it that makes us struggle to keep a crappy job? Why do we “push through” the pain to maintain the mediocrity? More of an issue, why do we expend emotional/physical power to help other’s profit? The struggle is …
Story telling is an art and a science
Directly telling someone what they need to know is often fruitless because the mind has safeguards set up to prevent unwanted ideas from entering. These guards are diligent and “Nobody sees the Wizard, no way, no how!” Stories disguise the …
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet been beaten,” said he, “when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.” The Tortoise said quietly, …
Lifetime struggle of being me
I took time to read through a journal I had started last year. I made some notes as I read through it. Although my entries in the journal were disjointed snippets, it provides a flow of meaning to me. I …
What is my purpose?
In another dream one night, I dreamed of a picture of a Jeepney which had the sparkplug wires mounted on the front. I asked if those were connected to the actual sparkplugs for the engine, and wondered if it meant …
One body
A body is made up of many members, as is an organization. Every cell in your body dies and is replaced many times during your lifetime. Just as members of an organization leave and are replaced during it’s “life span”. …
Your magical mind!
The mind… if you ask someone where their mind is, they will generally point in the direction of their brain. Why do you suppose this is? The pineal gland is in the center of the mass we call the brain. …
Defrag Dreams
Everyone dreams. Some people never remember their dreams, so they assume they don’t dream… not so. Some people remember their dreams in vivid detail. Others only remember fragments which are quickly lost. You may not believe you dream, but you …