I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.
Oprah Winfrey
Archive for December, 2008
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Joy
- I really thank to one who wrote this article. I have always been reading and writing texts like this in blogs. Also, I, as a daily writer, present my respects to everyone. I just watched videos like this in youtube. I research in all areas...
I think people must first research before writing. Read more >
- I can't bring myself to define joy. Or maybe I can't bring myself to try to. But I can tell when I experience it.
Joy has an emotional richness to be sure, but more deeply, joy resonates a sense of rightness which feels tested against self-deception and bias. A bit like love, but disengaged from my own personal investments. Wordlessly ...Read more >
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
A Thought for the Season
My grandfather – R.I.P. – was born and died poor – in money, that is. He worked hard his whole life but lived and died fulfilled, having wasted no time in recriminations, jealousy or pursuit of the ephemeral. He always told me, “Never make the mistake of thinking the world or anyone in it owes you anything – it’s the other way around.” During this season and in times like we are experiencing, his words often come back to me. I thought I’d share the following as my personal wish for myself, and one that I hope you will find worthy of sharing as well:
Monday, December 15th, 2008
If you have to explain a joke…
If you have to explain a joke – it’s not a joke right?
- your right. never show the art. the art of the joke is that it must be truthful. thats why, when you have a little ditty that happed to you is always funnier than starting a joke with "two jew walk into abr" 'one jew looks at the other and say's "we must be in the wrong joke" MOST comics, no matter ...
- With a joke, crafted or spontaneous, the thing that gets you is something that doesn't sit quite right. Something that doesn't look quite right unless you get it... ...and you definitely want to get it. It's a point. Not a well groomed and logical point. Definitely not a Powerpoint. Not what you were expecting. It's a pointy point. Uncomfortable ...
- Hi David I have kind of become so addicted to your blog that I keenly look forward to updates. And this one was really interesting because it was something close to my heart. How do we tell compelling stories to clients and get them engrossed instead of just running through some 50 slides which is boring,mundane etc. I am not ...
