April 06, 2012

The trigger for much of our anger is frustrated expectation.  We sometimes invest so much of ourselves in a project that when it doesn't turn out as it should we become irate.  All "shoulds" point to an expectation, a prediction for the future.  We might have realized by now that the future is uncertain, unpredictable.  Relying too much on an expectation for the future, a "should," is asking for trouble. ~ Ajahn Brahm (from "Opening the Door of Your Heart")

March 14, 2012

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. ~ Erica Jong

February 09, 2012

Don't ask me questions before eight in the morning, particularly silly ones.  I'm grumpy and then I will make fun of  you before I kill you. ~ Unknown

October 29, 2011

The smart ones ask when they don't know.  And, sometimes when they do. ~ Malcolm Forbes