Use more 440d

I don't need to

Know more

I need to use more of

What I know

Simple things

Breath

Deeply not shallow 

Don't hold your breath

Stand straight

Don't talk so much

Or interrupt people

Eat slowly and chew thoroughly

Drink enough water

Pay attention to your thoughts

Relax

All is well

I don't need to

Know more

I need to use more of

What I know

day 28,354

The way 440c

What stands in 

The way

Is the way

I am usually the major obstacle

Between where I am and where I

Think I want to be

So 

Form a clear plan

Set a target date

Write it down

Read it everyday

Learn the required skills

Acquire the needed resources

Charge        Never relent

What stands in

The way

Is the way

Seneca

day 28,253

Dream 440b

Life is but a  Dream Don't turn it into a Nightmare Perception Interpretation It's not what's going on But the meaning that I give to it The choice is always mine Will I allow opinion and habit To create some form of disharmony Or will I see this as an Opportunity To be grateful for my life,   All the blessings that I now enjoy And the progress I have made                                                            Freeing myself from the creation of                                                                    Unwholesome mind state    Life is but a Dream Don't turn it into a Nightmare Jen Sincerno 2/24/18  #440b

Think big 440a

Look down 

Think small

Aim low

And wind up old, fat, unhappy and broke

Every day

I'm paying off consequences of

Stupidity and poor planning

Or

Enjoying the benefits of

Intelligence decisions and good planning

And

Setting new forces in motion

That will mostly rule my future

Look up

Think big

Aim high

2/22/18  #440a

Receive later 439b

Pay now  

Receive later

Give more than you get and 

Get more than you give

Napoleon Hill taught me that in 1965

When I read his book 

Think and Grow Rich for the first time

Adding a little extra goodwill

To every business transaction

It has come back to me over and over

Look out for the other persons interest

And the universe will look out for yours

Pay now

Receive 

2/20/18  #439b

Try Harder 439a

The more I 

Practice

The luckier I get

Show up on time and

Keep trying

It took Edison thousands of tries

Before he got lucky

And found a filament that would last

It's not just getting lucky

It's having the knowledge and skill

To understand and actualize

Your good fortune

So study and prepare yourself

Sometimes it takes 10 years

To become an overnight success

The more I

Practice

The luckier I get

Gary Player

2/19/18  439a

Will power 439

1. Environment is 
2. Stronger then
3. Willpower
4. 
   
5. I set the stage and play my part
6. As I really try to create some art
7. Coffee, books and a glowing fire
8. Some new knowledge I may acquire
9. When shopping I skip the sweets & chips
10. Then there's no chance they will pass my lips
11. My cart contains fruits,veggies, nuts & meat 
12. I can eat an apple if I want to treat
13. We get four stations and there for free
14. It makes it easier to not watch TV
15. 
    
16. Environment is 
17. Stronger then
18. Willpower
19. 2/18/18  #439
20. 
    
21. 
    

Breathe 438 cc

Breathe deeply

And know that you 

Must die

If I knew it would be today

What wisdom would I convey

Study life and be kind

Always manage your busy mind

Be loving and grateful

Never act hateful

Get tough and resilient

But don't think that you're brilliant

All we have is just a little time

So write a song or some stupid rhyme

Breathe deeply

And know that you 

Must die

2/17/18  #438

Insight 437a

A drop of insight 

In a thunderstorm of

Ignorance

(Wisdom?)

The two most helpful insights 

I have stumbled across are

How little I know

And to keep studying and learning

All of human knowledge has

Doubled in the last four years

And will double again in the next two

So if I study and learn

As fast as I can

I will still die almost completely

Ignorant

But maybe a little wiser

A drop of insight

In a thunderstorm of

Ignorance

(Wisdom?)

2/16/18 437a

Study 347

Make a

Study of

Life

Why did we come here where are we going

There ain't no way of really knowing

But while we're here there's much to learn

To be kind and gracious at every turn

Train the children help the old

Spread goodwill and share your gold

All we have is a little time

To be mundane or seek the sublime

There's no way out except one door

So do your best forevermore

Make a

Study of

Life

1/15/18 #437

Talk 436a

Those that know

Don't talk

Those who talk

Don't know

For decades I have been journaling about

Not talking so much

Listen – ask questions – don't interrupt

Lately the volume of communications

Has dramatically increased

text messages, mobile phones, email

Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat

Noise and mindless chatter

Roaring at a fevered pace

From now on I will

Keep my big mouth shut

Those that know

Don't talk

Those who talk

Don't know

Tow Te Ching

day 28,342

Insight 436

Real insight

Is as elusive as it is

Rare

All the things we see and hear

Are little help in thinking clear

Sex-assault an airplane crash

Some Wall St jerk got lots of cash

Sports events that's stirs the masses

Towns that Isis left in ashes

Movie stars with private jets

Suicide for many vets

Study the classics view some art

Ponder the mystery before you depart

Real insight

Is as elusive as it is

Rare

2/12/18/ #436

Blunder on 435g

Blunder on

Ignorance is no

Barrier to a fool

The most foolish thing someone can do

Is to remain ignorant

Free information abounds

Libraries, Internet, newsletters, podcasts,

Adult education, webinars, etc.

Education is a lifelong project 

And one of the greatest insights is

That ignorance is forever

Even for the old and wise

All is well

Blunder on

Ignorance is no

Barrier to a fool

2/11/18 #435g

Grand plan 435f

A grand plan 

Then yesterday

All over again

I pass my my days in the clutches of

Habit and routine

So many possibilities for

Progress, creativity and learning

Right her       Right now

Right after lunch

I'll take a nap

And then unleash

My creative genius

A grand plan

Then yesterday

All over again

1/10/18  435f

Being busy 435e

Being busy is another 

Form of laziness

The first thing that gets attention is the

Urgent

Flat tire, burned-out fuse, broken window

Then the routine

Eating, showers, exercise, dishes, cooking

Work

And all that goes with that

Entertainment

Movies, TV, Internet, music, sports, Facebook 

The creative

Writing, drawing, painting,sculpting

Gets forgotten(again)

Being busy is another 

Form of laziness

Tim Ferriss

2/9/18 #435e

Gaining ground 435d

Am I gaining  

Ground

Or just standing

Around

One of the many advantages of old age

Is perspective what leads to what

Study and practice = knowledge and skill

Exercise and yoga= fitness and flexibility

Good food and rest = health and energy

Purpose = meaning

I am what I am because of

Millions of decisions made over

The last 78 years

I will choose carefully what I do today

Am I gaining

Ground

Or just standing

Around

2/8/18  #435d

Bridge. 435c

Don't take a 

Leap

Build a bridge

One step in a new direction

Determine what you need to know

And study it

What skills will you need

Practice them every day 

Start now

Take the first step

Then take another one

As the months turn two years

Your vision will come into view

Don't take a

Leap

Build a bridge

Jeff Goins

2/7/18  435c

Designed 435b

The brain wasn't 

Designed

For so much use

Survival and breeding

Getting enough food and water

And warm place to sleep

After a long time cooking

But now

Overwhelm

Radio, TV, Internet, podcasts,

Books, CDs, movies, bright lights

Cars, buses, airplanes

Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat

The brain wasn't

Designed

For so much use

2/6/18 day 28,574 #435b

Try 435a

Really try 

Today

Try what

Not to spill anything

To thoroughly chew my food

Not to bang into anything

To put things back

Not to step on our new kitten

To not talk so much

Not to interrupt people

To stand erect and breathe deeply

Not to rush around or be inpatient

To always be grateful and mindful

Really try

Today

2/5/18 day 28,573  #435

Creator 435

I am the

Creator

And I am the

Created

We mold and shape ourselves each day

With all of the things that we do and say

Through study and practice we will change

Then our world we can completely rearrange

With steady effort we can build our health

By trial and era we may gain some wealth

Every thought and act that we take

Can break us down or help us awake

Take the helm and act with care

Build your world without despair

I am the

Creator

And I am the

Created

2/4/18 day 28,572  #435

New day 434a

Brand new

Day

Same old way

The rut gets smoother and deeper

Comfortable easy ways of slow-moving days

The living death of routine

Break something down blow something up

Climb out of the rut

Before it becomes a grave

Somebody said a grave is a rut 

With the ends knocked out

Brand-new

Day

Same old way

2/1/18 day 28,569 #434a

blemish 434

I am a

Micro eruption

On the great ass

Of time

Eternal life was mine in youth

As decades past I learned the truth

We are all just part of the cosmic joke

Like firewood that just turns to smoke

Study history see how we act

Pray your town doesn't come under attack

Crucifying, hang or burn them at the stake

Today millions can die from one mistake

Why did you come here where are you going

There ain't no way of really knowing

All is well

I am a

Micro eruption

On the great ass

Of time

1/31/18 day 28,568  #434