Walden, Part 2

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately… and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” ~~ Thoreau, Walden I’ve written about Walden Pond before.  And I’ve been inspired to…

Surprising Myself

A great realization occurred to me yesterday — during that moment right between a traffic light changing from yellow to red — that I can accomplish some remarkable things when I decide to do so.  I don’t really care to list them, these are things meant for quiet conversations when the…

Choice and The Professor

“Soon we must all make a choice between what is right and what is easy.” Albus Dumbledore Frankly speaking, it is comfortable to choose the easy way. To go with bumper sticker philosophies and adopt fast food mentalities. If anything takes time or is a least bit of struggle then…