“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” – Virginia Woolf
I don’t know if I believe this. I think many people can deceive themselves quite thoroughly about their real persona while at the same time having a laser focus on the truth about another person. They don’t make for the most trustworthy people in the world, but they can exist.
“Nothing is sillier than silly laughter” – Catullus
There is nothing better for the soul than this type of silly laughter!
It is cathartic and transformative, both for one’s feelings and one’s body. I wish I had more silly laughter actually. Watching the VP debate last night with my family (daughter and Son in law were over) allowed for some good laughs though!
This quote is a variation of many others I have heard over the years. I believe it whole-heartedly. Those who are prepared, who learn and practice and pay attention, are the ones that know how to take advantage of the ‘luck’ that drops in their laps.
I know this from hard experience where I either was not prepared, or worse than that, was prepared but didn’t grab the opportunity as strongly as I should have. And I didn’t follow up that ‘luck’ with hard work to move forward. It happened in my art career many times.
Of course that is in retrospect. When I think back to all the work I did do, day in and day out, I think ‘shoot, how much more could I have done?’ But the truth is I know I actually could have done more once a door opened for me. But circumstances and my own laziness or fear or distractions kept me from working full bore on it.
It is a lesson I have learned now and try to avoid. It isn’t easy to keep so focused you take advantage of EVERY bit of ‘luck’ but I certainly do better at it now than I use to I think.
“Seriousness Is The Only Refuge of the Shallow.” – Oscar Wilde
When you come across one of those ‘I am so deep because I am so serious’ types, give him or her this quote and put them in their place! The person who can’t crack up about stuff is the person who is afraid to see deeply, not the other way around.
