Blessed

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Hamilton Wright Mabie

Creativity

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Erich Fromm

Not only for Christmas

Somehow, not only for Christmas
But all the long year through
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing
Returns to you glad.
John Greenleaf Whittier:

Remember

Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Immature love...

"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'"
Erich Fromm

Peace

You are your own peace. Be it.
Dr. Wayne Dyer

Work and Play

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
Mark Twain

Computers

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
Joseph Campbell

Good Friends

Sole Purpose....

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Carl Jung, "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", 1962

Torture

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
Carl Jung

Unseen

Problems

Problems are not stop signs. They are guidelines.

Government

Nature

"Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another."
John Muir, naturalist and explorer (1838-1914)