Posts by Pat:
Dueling Proverbs?
Many popular sayings are correct, even insightful, when we apply them to life’s circumstances.
But when proverbs are viewed without qualification, they can cancel each other out!
For instance, while it’s often true that “too many cooks spoil the broth,” there are times when “two heads are better than one.”
And how about these?
Wonders never cease.
BUT
There’s nothing new under the sun!
He who hesitates is lost.
BUT
Look before you leap!
The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words!
Birds of a feather 
flock together.
BUT
Opposites attract!
You’re never too old to learn.
BUT
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
You can catch more flies with honey.
BUT
The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Clothes make the man.
BUT
Never judge a book by its cover!
Do any of these resonate with you?
Do you care to argue for or against any of them?
Do you have some other favorites you could share?
Eat That Frog Now or Later?
The frog in the Mark Twain quote has been long adopted by the business community and by productivity advocates to represent the one task or activity you are least looking forward to completing over the course of your day. The idea being that once the unappealing task in done, the rest of the day is a […]
How many eggs can you hold?
When we are children, we begin to find and collect “eggs”-people, ideas, dreams-that we like to hold in our hands. As our hands naturally grow larger over time, we are able to hold more eggs. Our youth was a time of curiosity, gathering up and collecting more. But at a certain point we stop growing […]
Yellow Miracles
Almost nothing else represents the emergence of spring as the beloved yellow daffodil, happy and bright after its (and my!) long winter’s nap. I look out into the backyard of my home and see the flowerbed filled with the bright yellow and green of spring. I think some things on this earth just look as if […]
Let it be you
Like many of the great personal development leaders, Jim Rohn pointed out that what happens to us is not what determines our future, it is what we do about it. Someone, somewhere, is getting rich, is getting healthy, is improving their life. His recommendation: Let it be you! Someone is going to start a business. […]
Uplifting Showers?
Since the arrival of one or more rainy days can be interpreted as a signal to slow down and contemplate life, that’s MY choice this weekend! Slowing down to appreciate the gifts in my life is a blessing. Thinking of my life’s energy, love given and received, lessons learned but so often forgotten, reconnects me […]
We’ve got an “extra” day!
It’s More Complicated Than You Think! The difference between the duration of the earth’s orbit and the calendar year isn’t exactly six hours, or a quarter of a day. So, Leap Day is observed every four years, except for years that are perfectly divisible by 100 — unless they’re perfectly divisible by 400. Huh? Got […]
Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Help! My “computer” has too much stuff on it! Does yours? And, yes, I am talking about my mind and my life! My life and my mind operate like a computer but are so much more, that it’s a shame I’ve let them get so cluttered. It’s time to exercise my “God-given” right and ability to use that […]
Too much chocolate?
Do you think that there could be such a thing as too much chocolate?! There’s a old joke that says 9 out of 10 people like chocolate and the tenth one lies! As a previous owner of a chocolate store, I admit that I seem to attract chocolate quotes, jokes, and posters (as […]
What’s wisdom got to do with it?
Wanna’ be a “Crone?” or maybe a “Sage?” To aspire to be a crone or to be a sage is to want the psychological and spiritual growth that they symbolize. And it has less to do with gender and more to do with sharing wisdom, using our intuition, finding meaning, growing into our inner potential. (I can think […]