Tag: Love

To Care or Not to Care – that is the Question now

Caring is not optional. We are born to care. And we die when we stop caring.

The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder

Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses Such a charged question, eh. What are you good at? Depends, as always, on who you ask. If you asked my uncle the question 25 years ago, he'd tell you that his nephew was going to amount to nothing. If you asked my dear departed mama, … Continue reading The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder →

No Pain No Gain

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When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? Peter L. Bernstein wrote a series of books dealing with market forces, capitalism, and the value of dealing and trusting gold. What struck me as cliché was the repetitive mantra that there can be no reward without risk. One of my … Continue reading No Pain No Gain →

On Being Relentless

Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses The best compliment that ever crossed my bows, so to speak, was perhaps meant as a semi, quasi-insult. Not sure I remember who it was that first graced me with this compliment/disguised aspersion on my character. But I can honestly say that there were … Continue reading On Being Relentless →

Why Yellowstone is Pure Balm for the Soul

Life happens here and now. Heaven and Hell are not out of this realm – they are here with us from day one. To find solace is to accept we are alone. Make peace with Truth and you will be peaceful.

The Abyss

Nietzsche once said that whoever fights monsters should take care not to become a monster himself. He also said that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. His are profound words. They apply to everything and everyone. This is why Nietzsche is the point of reference of nihilism. Take the … Continue reading The Abyss →

On The Power of Compliments

What was the best compliment you've received? I love compliments. I am a vain person. Not a vainglorious one but definitely vain. My wife says I am quite narcissistic. Perhaps I am too. Having spent my entire life suffocated under Harkonnen-grade layers of fat, and after painstakingly digging myself out of the early grave I … Continue reading On The Power of Compliments →

On Empathy

Be kind. Be supportive. And don’t add to the total sum misery of humanity. Make your parents proud. Be honest but use diplomacy as much as you can. Be assertive without being a nincompoop. Naked honesty may be expedient but hurting people never is. Rise above the fray. Life is tough. Don’t make it tougher.

The Guesswork of Marriage

I was chatting with a good old friend today. And there is something he said that made me wonder. He said that marriage is hard work and that sometime life takes such a turn that nobody could see coming. He told me that sometime no matter how hard you work at it, no matter how … Continue reading The Guesswork of Marriage →

Love is a Shark

Love is a Shark. Both in motion for perpetuity, lest they stop and die. Both animated by the will to live. And both unapologetically determined to keep on going.