My 12 Maxims
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- TheBlueOne
Was feeling reflective this morning and decided to put down in 12 short sentences what I have learned in life to date, operationally speaking. Just printed 'em up and stuck one on the wall, and one in my wallet. Thought I'd share.
1) I can change my life.
2) I can start Now. It is always now. At any given moment, I can change how the story will end. And the story will end one day.
3) I have control over my actions, my reactions and, to a limited and variable extent, my environment.
4) The freer I become, I can exert increasing control over my environment.
5) No matter how distant the goal, I always have the options of what is adjacently possible. Take advantage of what is in my power now.
6) I may have abilities I am unaware of and undiscovered only because I have yet to find an environment in which they bear fruit. Keep my eyes open to such possibilities.
7) To paraphrase Aristotle, excellence is a habit, not a state. Become a creature of habit.
8) Problems are inevitable. Pain is inevitable. Problems are solvable. Pain is temporary.
9) Have no emotional attachment to any particular means, methods or tools. Love the goal, not the path.
10) If you are an eagle, there is little you can learn from a crow. Don't waste time.
11) Never relent. Self-doubt is answered with action. Hope with confrontation. Truth is found only in constant questioning. Never operate on assumptions for any extended period of time.
12) The terrain of the Divine is found solely in my relation with others. Act accordingly and with love, humor and bravery.Serious and snarky responses appreciated and expected.
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One thing:
If you are an Eagle, you might learn that crows taste good.
- Have you ever eaten crow? :)TheBlueOne
- No, but I'm not an Eagle!********
- spits out beer laughingkezza_2
- and that is why you fail.TheBlueOne
- 7point340
why you hating on crows?
my father was a crow you pretentious ass!
- vespa0
the path IS the goal fool!
- d_rek0
Feels like something a family member would mass mail to me.
- mistermik0
13) stop writing this shit
- TheBlueOne0
Sorry..my inner jamaljenkins got to me :)
- PonyBoy0
who the hell forwarded you that crap?
Subject: Re: Re: Re: 12 maxims - forward to at least 10 people
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- C'mon man - I'm capable of writing this shit up on my own..it's friday!TheBlueOne
- CAN HAZ FWD?d_rek
- :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :DPonyBoy
- Fariska0
See my note at your post on Meeklo Bday thread
- ********0
read the first two, decided that at any given moment your list was wank.
- I said they were mine, not yours. get your own.TheBlueOne
- mrdobolina0
Now go sweep the floor- SWEEP THE LEG!!!7point34
- Sometimes dissapwin come from wiffind_rek
- just playin' TBOmrdobolina
- Fariska0
14) I was published on NY times, so anything can happen.
- TheBlueOne0
Fine you bunch of low-class barbarians...take your red meat!!
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- designbot0
I recommend using these instead:
- And the Obvious Award goes to....TheBlueOne
- http://schema-root.o…Mimio
- a goatherders list********
- well hey man, just giving you my opinion.designbot
- In ancient times, there were codes of law in various countries. The Code of Hummurabi is more legal than spiritual. which makes it diff imo.designbot
- it different imo.designbot
- designbot0
6) I may have abilities I am unaware of....
- is that dude from fright night?mrdobolina
- from xfiles?********
- Naw, its from an X-files episode.designbot
- you got it drgs....must have been typing at the same time.designbot
- blackspade0
like emall except
9) Have no emotional attachment to any particular means, methods or tools. Love the goal, not the path.its all about the Journey, not the destination
- i mean I *like em' all....blackspade
- yeah, but if you fall in love with the journey, you never get anywhere.TheBlueOne
- ..another way of saying just cause you have a hammer, you don't have to turn everything into a nailTheBlueOne
- Mimio0
It's only true for someone if they have lived it or it's inverse.
- ********0
"rule your nature"
