Health

As I look back upon my childhood many of the more painful moments came from a place of jealousy. Either I was jealous of someone or they were of me. Now I don’t know how to prevent external jealousy, but internal jealousy can be avoided through mediation and self-acceptance. Acceptance of things we can control and letting go of things we cannot. – Dad

Moderation in all things. It’s not a pretty thing to see talent wasted. It’s an even sadder thing to waste it yourself. – Jimmy Buffett

Nerves are excitement that manifests itself out of the unknown. – Dad

HE CLIFF IS DEATH. We will all walk off it one day. We are, in fact, walking toward it right now. When you start to understand that the cliff is coming, you naturally become more compassionate and mindful. – Michael Easter

As we experience fewer problems, we don’t become more satisfied. Instead we lower our threshold for what we consider a problem. This is referred to as the “science of first-world problems”. – Michael Easter

Today was one of those days where I missed my Dad. Not the Fox News watching, Trump loving, conspiracy theory nutjob who passed away last May, but the guy who used to take me to Pistons games, play golf and make people laugh. That version of my Father passed away in spirt long before his body. Wishing for something that doesn’t exist is unproductive, but remembering the good times in spite of the bad manages to keep it all in perspective. – Dad