Orphaned Thoughts

I have a whole collection of these, but they rarely ever find a life beyond their original discovery.

Sometimes a blog entry will occur to me, I'll write down a reminder, but there's not enough (perhaps yet) to formulate an entire entry. Or, sometimes a turn of phrase will roll around in my brain, and I just don't want to lose it.

Sometimes, I'm simply trying to channel Mark Twain. Let's face it: Recording one's own quotes is pretty egotistical!

Anyway, here are some of these orphaned thoughts:

• Greed is now the greatest threat to capitalism.
• The Fallacy of Command and Control: Trying to avoid mistakes by having fallible humans watching over other fallible humans.
• Peace is not something we take for ourselves, but something we give to others.
• One gentle nudge is worth a thousand rough shoves.
• In my 20's it was "What am I going to do today?" In my 30's it was "What am I going to do this week?" In my 40's it's become "What am I going to do this month?" Boy, I'm worried about my 50's.
• We must not mistake the serendipitous for the miraculous.
• Maturity is like altitude: There is always "higher." (Since there is no "highest," we can stop competing with ourselves and others.)
• Book-learning is bullshit: Works as fertilizer, not as food.

May they inspire you...or me...someday!