Quotes of the week
Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.
~Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Carmina (bk. III, 16, 22)~
Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed. Erastus Wiman
"Washington is all in a tizzy over who’s at fault. Some say it’s the Democrats’ fault, the Republicans’ fault. Listen, I’ll take responsibility, I’m the president."
PRESIDENT OBAMA, over executive bonuses at the American International Group.
PRESIDENT OBAMA, over executive bonuses at the American International Group.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.~Oscar Wilde
Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.~Unknown
Meditation of the week
Moving ForwardMuch as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well.
Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even though the people we love are not ready to change. We may even need to leave people behind in their dysfunction or suffering because we cannot recover for them. We don't need to suffer with them.
It doesn't help.
It doesn't help for us to stay stuck just because someone we love is stuck. The potential for helping others is far greater when we detach, work on ourselves, and stop trying to force others to change with us.
Changing ourselves, allowing ourselves to grow while others seek their own path, is how we have the most beneficial impact on people we love. We're accountable for ourselves. They're accountable for themselves. We let them go, and let ourselves grow.
Today, I will affirm that it is my right to grow and change, even though someone I love may not be growing and changing alongside me.
You are reading from the book:
Poem of the Week
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to dayTo the last syllable of recorded time,And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more: it is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing. -- William Shakespeare
Author of the week
Macklin Levine
The Beatles live on; this I believe
Video of the week
Websites of the week
Lost Generation (thanks Dan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA
North Korea has made all their press releases available online.
The fall of the Athenian empire, in which a law professor supposedly give facts about the 2008 election. This started in 2000, was repeated in 2004 and here it is again. If you care about your country, hit delete when this hits your inbox. Thanks Rob
