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Rabbi Zusya said, "When I die, I know God won't criticize me for not having been Moses. Instead, he will ask, 'Why weren't you Zusya?'" We should all be brave about being ourselves.
Category Archives: creativity
Because It Can’t Last
“Do not confuse value with permanence.” – Irvin Yalom Charlie Jane Anders hosts the Writers with Drinks literary events every month at San Francisco’s Make Out Room. The dimly lit club drips with streamers, glitter, a jumble of art work … Continue reading
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Tagged Burning Man, Charlie Jane Anders, climate change, end of the world, haiku, happiness, mandala, wabi-sabi, Writers with Drinks
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Success and Failure: Partners in Crime
“Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” – Alex Noble At age 30, Martin Ramirez left his wife and two children in Mexico to earn money on the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cambalach, failure, Lao Tzu, Martin Ramirez, Michael Jordan, perfectionism, son jarocho, success, wabi-sabi
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The Music of Life
Last month I was at a clinic getting my blood drawn. The Jamaican lab tech was singing the whole time. Her voice cheered me up and relaxed me. I asked her why she sang, and she said, “I just like … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimers, animals, autism, evolution, Greeks, harmony, melody, music, Oliver Sacks, Parkinsons, philosophy, plants, rhythm, Tourettes
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Celebrate Your Variance
On the greater variance side, we find the artists, the change agents, the thinkers, the sexually adventurous, the loonies, all the people who give life some entertainment value. Continue reading
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Tagged being yourself, bell curve, change, climate change, cooperation, evolution, evolutionary psychology, mean, sheep, statistics, survival, variance
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