Thought provoking

Bill Maher uttered these words: “The tycoons of social media have to stop pretending they’re friendly nerd gods building a better world and admit they’re just tobacco farmers in T-shirts selling an addictive product to children. Phillip Morris just wanted your lungs; the App Store wants your soul.”

we find ourselves in brotherhood as we pursue shared goals, not merely wanting to be friends

Hanlon’s Razor

Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response. It’s a reminder that people are not out to get you, and it’s best to assume good faith and resist the urge to assign sinister motives without overwhelming evidence.

This isn’t to say that genuine... See more

CONFESSION: God of peace and justice, we long

for the peace within, and without. We long to find

serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.

We long for harmony in our families and in all

our relationships. We long for the day when each

family everywhere might live in peace without fear,

enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess

that... See more

The willingness to figure things out as you go is often the only difference between those who achieve difficult things and those who never begin.

As Picasso observed, "To know what you are going to draw, you have to begin drawing."

If—Play AudioBy Rudyard KiplingShare thisShare(‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies)If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in... See more