Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file.
- In your closet and your life, subtract whenever you add.
- When the wrench is on the nut, tighten it.
- Ask: does it light me up? If no, don’t do it.
- Every hatred must serve a purpose.
- Never force, beg or chase.
- Even a beautiful straightjacket is only going to be worn for special occasions.
- What’s the focus? Surviving or flourishing.
- Change is inevitable. The question is whether you accept it, direct it, or resist it.
- Relationships reveal. What do your say about you?
- Not everyone can be beautiful. But, everyone can be less ugly.
- Clarity of purpose drives motivation.
- Know your worth.
- Control your emotions.
- Avoidance is the coward’s burnt bridge.
- Peace is better than revenge.
- You do not know what other people feel.
- The difference between a good and a bad person is their choice of causes.
- Language that obscures, limits.
- Skimming the top does not clean the bottom.
- There is no investment without risk.
- Be selective who you take advice from, and criticism is a form of advice.
- Trust your feelings but use your calculator.
- We all broke our rules for someone.
- Meaning is often created in hindsight, not in the present.
- Often one decision implies many others.
- Standards for evidence are inverse to one’s desire to believe.
- Actions over words.
- Altered traits, not altered states.
- Surround yourself with people with ideas they are working on rather than people that talk about other people.
- Wrong questions are worse than wrong answers.
- Dreams make life interesting.
- Nobody is in control. The world is rudderless.—Alan Moore
- Choose life-expanding choices over comfort.
- Ask yourself how this serves your growth.
- Can I accept the consequences of this choice? If I can, that is true freedom.
- What would my fully-actualized self do?
- When in doubt, opt for the natural path over the forced path.
- Creativity requires “wasted” time.
- The biggest risk is playing it safe.
- The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity.
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