I want to live in a world where words become action. I want more substance. I want dreams to be appreciated and supported, not challenged. I want more gratitude. I want information to be free. I want to live in a world where people say please and thank you. I want less funk and more groove. I don't want to be rich. I want a rich life. I want this because there's no fruit in froot loops.
I love Dr. Seuss. I suppose that’s a byproduct of every North American childhood. Only recently, however, have I discovered how absolutely brilliant the man was. Nearly every line of every passage in every book can be mapped to everyday life. This random thought is about Green Eggs and Ham; advice on how it can be used in a business context. It’s actually the third version. The first was was too liberal. The second too conservative. This one is Green.
I met Jo in the summer of 2001 at the Rejean Café in Leuven. Although we were drunk so it could have also easily been 2002. Today would have been Jo’s 56th birthday. He died February 24, 2004. To the smartest, most sympathetic yet simultaneously frustrating person I’ve ever had the privilege to call my friend,
If I keep my self-control, I’ll be safe in my soul.
And the childhood belief brings a moment’s relief.
But my cynic soon returns and the lifeboat burns.
My spirit just never learns.
This is more of a combination of thoughts based primarily on an exercise in the awesome Caffeine for the Creative Mind. The premise is that we all put up fences — both mentally and physically — which either enable (+) or limit (-) our capacity. The exercise is to take pictures (they suggest 15 but I’m lazy) of our fences and examine their position in our lives. So, here’s a quick sampling of my fences …