by Mark DeBellis | Feb 20, 2024 | Musing
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Mark DeBellis | Feb 7, 2024 | Musing
“Vulnerability is laying yourself bare through fear and shame in order to participate and create from a place of transparency and honesty, and this also allows others to connect and let down their own guards in the process to receive.” Thebe Magugu,...
by Mark DeBellis | Feb 5, 2024 | Musing
“From time to time… I hope you will be treated unfairly because you will come to appreciate justice. I hope you will suffer betrayal, because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. I hope you will be lonely so you will appreciate freindship. I wish...
by Mark DeBellis | Feb 4, 2024 | Musing
Two people were walking down the left side of a neighborhood street on a sunny afternoon. “This sure is a nice place to walk. The lawns are clean, the trees are shady, and the sidewalk is easy to navigate . The people are friendly, too!” One said. “I...
by alai | Feb 4, 2024 | Musing
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S. Lewis
by alai | Feb 2, 2024 | Musing
Is it hiding behind your last misfortune? Why is it that we can allow a previous negative outcome in one thing to overshadow the positive potential we have for something else? When your future potential becomes as “real” to you as the reality of your past, then can...