December 2007
23 posts
Impressions 2007 - Inspiration
*This post is my impression for the year 2007 New Year’s is perhaps my favorite holiday. It spans traditions and cultures and is an opportunity for reflection and renewal. For me, it is a way to celebrate the past and welcome the future. This past year has heightened my understanding of the collective unconscious the significance of which is that we as individuals are part of a larger...
Impressions 2006 - Magic
*This post is my impression for the year 2006 I had been searching for the right message for the turn of the year. It came upon me serendipitously in the way of a Christmas present, a book entitled “It’s Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider” by Jim Henson, The Muppets, and Friends. I was reminded of the “Rainbow Connection”, a song I listened to...
Impressions 2005 - Love
*This post is my impression for the year 2005 I’ve decided to start an annual tradition. This email marks the second annual impressions elog (perhaps I’ll start a blog). I enjoy reflecting on the year that passed and honoring the people who I care about. 2005 taught me love. I learned the meaning of love from you and I am extremely grateful. Thank you! Over Thanksgiving weekend I...
Impressions 2004 - Influence
*This post is my impression for the year 2004 It’s the end of another year, though today is not necessarily any different than any other day, the passing of one more second which brings us into the new year is worth our reflection. It’s been a few years now that I started to understand the importance of the influence that all of the people in my life (you) have impressed upon me. ...
“The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you...”
– ~ Chuck Palahniuk (via humachine)
“All grown-ups were children first. (But few of them remember it.)”
– ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery (Dedication for The Little Prince)
“Divination is a way of allowing the subconscious mind to speak to the conscious...”
– ~ Bruce Scofield & Angela Cordova (The Aztec Circle of Destiny)
“There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness...”
– ~ Mother Teresa (via Morning Mantra)
“Don’t mourn what you aren’t, celebrate what you are.”
– ~ Mareen Fisher
“Whatever your grade or position, if you know how and when to speak, and when to...”
– ~ Ralph C. Smedley (via Morning Mantra)
Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love →
“Do not what you love; do what you are.” ~ Penelope Trunk (via Brazen Careerist)
“Do not try to predict or manipulate the avenue through which your good will...”
– ~ Alan Cohen (via Morning Mantra)
The Coffee in the Cup →
“Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.” ~ Salma Rumman (via Divine Caroline)
The Window →
“There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.” ~ Salma Rumman (via Divine Caroline)
“Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be...”
– ~ Samuel Johnson (via Attitude Media)
How Good and Bad Organizations Handle... →
“Remember, of course, that resolution doesn’t have to mean that everyone agrees…what it does mean is that everyone agrees on what course of action the company will pursue—even those who disagree.”
Random Acts of Christmas →
“Take a blank card and flip to a random page in the phone book. Then, send them some holiday wishes…”
“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes...”
– ~ Charlotte Joko Beck (via The Sun Magazine)
“All these places had their moments,
With lovers and friends I still can recall,...”
– ~ The Beatles (In My Life)
I'll Be Happy When →
“The thing is, it’s a bit sad to accept yourself. You face all the things that you will never be. But to be yourself is the only way to be happy.” ~ Gretchen Rubin
“Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws...”
– ~ Justice Anthony Kennedy
Unhappy? Self-Critical? Maybe You’re Just a... →
“If you can’t tolerate your worst, at least once in a while, how true to yourself can you be?” ~ Benedict Carey
Enjoying God’s Gifts →
“God knows that we are all artists of life. One day, he gives us a chisel to make a sculpture, the next, brushes and a canvas, another day, he gives us a pen to write with. But we cannot use a chisel to paint a canvas or a pen to make a sculpture. Each day has its own miracle.” ~ Paulo Coelho