" If God created Man in His image, then to Create is God-Like."
- Me
Johnman! :D This could be a very interesting thread.
it makes the sandwich hairy, and the pony greasy
it makes the sandwich hairy, and the pony greasy
'Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.' -MARK TWAIN.
"One can't love humanity. One can only love people.”
So many layers to that..and it just about sums it up for me.
"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
-William James
"A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior."
From Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, 1986.
All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds.
In 1970 at the tender age of 15, I read Trout Fishing in America, Catch-22, and Slaugherhouse-Five all in the same summer. This trio of books warped my outlook on the world in ways that are still being revealed to me today. You can decide whether this is testimony to the enduring relevancy of these works or to how slow on the uptake I am. I'm hoping for the former, wouldn't be surprised by the latter.
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"Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better."
King Whitney Jr.