Sunday, May 31, 2009
The correct path may not be the shortest, the easiest, or the safest
It may not even be the correct one for somebody else, even though the destination is shared. Much depends on what the traveler knows and does.
An idea's longevity depends on the extent of its adoption or application.
As does that of a concept, a paradigm, an ideal.
- Vigs
Saturday, May 30, 2009
What someone is hardly defined by what they are not.
If anything, allow for a broader, a more relaxed view. Include and accommodate those to whom it does not matter either way, rather than excluding them. While one may lean more heavily in one direction or the other, the reasonable conclusion may well lie somewhere in the middle. And including the reasonable in ones camp is most often good.
- Vigs
It is hard to reveal ones talents without exploring ones interests.
Wear many hats. Keep digging. And while this makes long hours inevitable, it reveals to ourselves the talents each of us have. Let fun find its way to and through work.
- Vigs
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Not against is close to being for.
Include the neutral. Seek the window needed to convince others, and oneself too.
- Vigs
Looking back, from much later, would the view be the same as it appears today.
Make a future decision, looking back. Weight the options - the rewards, the regrets if a road is not explored when it could have, indeed should very well have been.
- Vigs
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Step back to move forward.
... making time for what is important, particularly when it feels like there isn't any.
- Vigs
Saturday, May 23, 2009
When looking for answers that's often not all one will find.
And neither will the answers be quite what one imagined. For the big questions.
- Vigs
Observe and reveal multi-faceted information
Do more with a visual - add depth, express emotion, contrast size, show heading, emphasize shape, reveal shadows and illuminate, prompting action.
- Vigs
Positive. Polite. Playful. Productive.
Filters through which one views, converses and guides.
- Vigs
Reasons are for the mind.
We need more than reason though. Inspiration to make our thoughts soar, understanding to guide, gentleness to ground us, ...
- Vigs
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Flawed. Human.
A growing awareness of this shows us the need for, as well as, the way to, the spiritual.
- Vigs
Friday, May 15, 2009
Make big changes incrementally.
The overall progress is much more than incremental. Reduce big things incrementally as well. Make adjustments along the way, that build on previous ones.
- Vigs
Search for gaps in ones understanding.
That's often where new questions arise, seeking the answers to which brings us closer to the core, the key issues. Gradually remove underlying assumptions while trying to generalize the solution. Visualize, seek the counsel of others, and most of all actively engage in the challenge.
- Vigs
It works even when it doesn't.
The breathtaking beauty and serenity of a landscape, with towering mountains, impassable chasms, unfathomable depths, are there in part to remind us that life is all of those things as well. And it is more. Life is perfect for the challenges it offers, along with its unexpected juxtapositions. Our experiences, along with the influences of others and of the times we grew up in, often defines the questions we seek the answers to. Sweetened by hope for a better tomorrow. And in part brought to pass through ones dedicated effort in overcoming long odds.
- Vigs
Work for creating a lasting peace - within and for the World around.
If needed sacrifice justice on the alter of peace. Not the other way around.
- Vigs
Figure out things for oneself.
Life's questions are hard to answer, and the answers we obtain often are just meant to lead to even deeper questions. As they should, for just by being part of the process itself, our understanding about ourself, others, and the broader situation deepens. Layers of doubt we didn't know existed are peeled back revealing glimpses of what feels right when we probe more intently. The solutions we work out for ourselves will stay longer than something than those dropped in our laps. Seek the counsel of others, but that should not be where it ends - link the information to what one has already figured out and dig deeper. Time is often at a premium, making it difficult to pursue varied questions and interests. Inevitably the relative importance of what matters needs to be determined itself, even as we seek the answers and offer solutions.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Accept with understanding and kindness that which is freely offered.
A compliment or criticism. A portion. Less than ones expectations of others. Offer what one can in return.
- Vigs
Try to act sensibly, especially when vulnerable.
There are times when a firm resolve by itself may not be quite enough. Yielding in part so that progress can be made towards the larger goal will suffice. Find a practical, healthier, ..., alternative, even while progressing towards ones dreams.
- Vigs
Try to start the day right, even if it is an uphill battle from there.
And go for it again. And again.
- Vigs
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Simplify or classify for understanding after prioritizing.
Invariably, following a grouping, the richness of individual detail is lost, but not entirely if the parts create a larger picture which offers clarity at another level or the ability to be handled effectively.
- Vigs
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Chirping birds, an orchestra.
Such a melodious way to start off each new day. The flowering buds, a masterpiece theater. Being perfected by nature, time and circumstance. As are we.
- Vigs
Monday, April 20, 2009
Feel compassion well up.
The human condition, the inevitability of events, the flow of time. Compassion connecting us. And isolating us.
- Vigs
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The wish for something new grows wild ...
..., left unchecked enticing the senses, unless met with love.
- Vigs
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Kindness, ...
... reaching out to others when accompanied by a growing understanding of being in someone else's position, makes us as one. Reaching back into one's own thoughts, stepping the same events with older, gentler, eyes. Perhaps growing wiser too, using the part lens and part mirror of time.
- Vigs
Monday, April 13, 2009
Steer the conversation to a gentler place.
To be more about interests leading into learning experiences, inspiration, insights, shared solutions, laughter.
- Vigs
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Soft grasses grow where once stood a fiery volcano.
Over time rainforests turn to deserts, and ocean beds to mountain tops. Change is always upon us, clearer to see in the spring and fall, the changing seasons offering a time for renewal, of growth and discovery. Seek the promise beneath the rocky exterior, the potential that everyone, especially those in the process of discovering their talents have. Help it bloom.
- Vigs
What thoughts and feelings encircle us when the world around sleeps.
And in surprising contrast how much of ones waking hours are spent over things that aren't even there at the close of the day.
- Vigs
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Respond with understanding, with acceptance.
And work to make the changes we can, with the understanding and acceptance that the outcome isn't entirely in our control.
- Vigs
That which makes us vulnerable, leaves us helpless, ...
... can also show us what we must not be or do ourselves.
- Vigs
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Find comfort.
In heartfelt prayers, words, wonder, thoughts, actions, the daily routine, clearing up things, simplicity, ...
- Vigs
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Exploring the unknown.
What will make most everything seem like minutia. Seeking the depths of the ocean or the expanse of space, has nothing on the mysteries we hold within us yet to be revealed. Reach inside to reach beyond.
- Vigs
Breath is a constant companion.
That which accompanies us through time. Drink of it deeply when one can.
- Vigs
Friday, April 3, 2009
Seek contentment.
Content in knowing that we are and will make the changes needed to make ourselves better persons, and this a better world as well.
- Vigs
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Is paradise a destination, or just another experience, ...
... and what does this say about any other state one has experienced, is in, or may experience some day.
- Vigs
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Experience a timeless moment ...
... one that makes other things fade away by several orders of magnitude in a special way. Revisit the experience. Transcend time and space in thought. Let it be a gushing spring of renewal.
- Vigs
Listen for the smile.
Savor the sweetness of a word, reveal the essence, touch the sunshine, and see the promise in all.
- Vigs
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