ACTIONS & REACTIONS
1. We characterize to denigrate and denounce; playwrights do it only to dramatize
2. Every action does not call for a proportionate response
3. Not every word said needs a reaction; they do need reflection
4. Speak words that edify, not crucify; build not destroy; unite not divide
5. Natures abhors a vacuum so does a comic
ADVICE
6. The untrodden paths are the remanent of advice not taken
7. Unsolicited advice is like unwelcome, uninvited visitors
8. If you wish to flatter ask for advice; it may actually be helpful
9. Restrain the urge to advice when evidence to back it up is suspect
10. When tables turn you should be able to digest your own advice
11. Take advice / assurances only from those with skin in the game
12. When giving advice ensure the recipient is still in the room mentally
13. Open people’s mind to possibilities to clarify not to confuse
14. When someone says be positive, they are saying it is a hopeless case
ART
15. The pen is mightier than the sword in the hands of an artist
16. When an artist does a portrait, it is the trait that he hopes to portray
17. A picture speaks a thousand words, a cartoon telegraphs it BEHAVIOUR
18. For some people queue curiously is what other people stand in
19. For some to admit they could be wrong is tantamount to a heresy
20. What annoys us we project on to others; while being no different
BELIEF & OPINION
22. Have strong opinions – loosely held
23. On matter of principles hold firm; on matters of opinions go with the flow
CONDUCT
24. Re-engineer when things don’t work out; learning notched are a bonus
25. Take responsibility for an error of judgement to void its recurrence
26. Walk with confidence even when you stumble
27. Be the person you are meant to be - not expected to be
28. Avoid gossipers, naysayers and doomsdayers – good chance you will be too
29. Be humble and open to correction
30. Submit not to fear, only to good sense
31. Act with caution not from fear
32. Procrastinate if nothing is to be gained from acting on it
33. Be available
34. Be still and let the world catch up
35. Value people, not property
36. Be well informed not to be misinformed
37. Take work seriously – not self
38. Learn to laugh at oneself – not at others
39. Be free spirited but care for your soul
40. Make friends easily but confide in few
41. Don’t gossip - it will come to haunt you
42. Toil and enjoy the spoils; sleep and invite starvation
43. When Spirit is willing, tame your flesh to follow
44. Don’t give in until there is no way out
45. Never miss a chance to have a hearty laugh
46. Want nothing and you will need nothing
47. Take risks; calculated and controlled
48. When in doubt, stop
49. Don’t fear to live; nor fear to die
50. Eat to live; not live to eat 3
51. When in error, admit and move on
52. Know when being provoked; learn to calibrate response to avoid a bust up
53. One good deed a day keeps the doctor away
54. Let joy follow you like a shadow
55. To receive, first give
56. Work to smile; frowning needs no effort
57. Keep your family close; to help or be helped
58. Stuff happens, stay calm, head down, move on
59. To cushion a fall be hands-free
60. Review the day before you sleep, make good where you fell short
61. When served lemon make lemonade
62. Get the process right, the outcome will follow; not always as you wished
63. Don’t fuss over matters whose resolution is fuzzy
64. Render to others what you would have rendered to your self
65. Go the extra mile; just in case you have fallen short of the measure
66. Return in kind what you failed to convey in words
67. Cherish what you have, desire not what you don’t
68. Be quick to apologize, you just may be in error
69. To err is human, to forgive divine; a lightened heart is good for blood flow
70. Be a person of no guile; neither be beguiled
71. Politeness creates a magnetic field of attraction
72. Your eyes are telling of your will and intent
73. Disagree, but be not disagreeable
74. Better to bite the tongue than wallow in regret
75. Often a pinch of humility can avert a heap of trouble
76. Reserve criticism and instructions; the world won’t fall apart w/o them; with perhaps
CONSUMERISM
77. With prosperity comes disposability
DEATH
79. When inert, a person becomes a body
80. From dust we have come and to dust we shall go
81. Passage from life to death is a step up from the earth to the heaven
DOING
82. To get things done a dash of daring is the secret sauce
83. To dispel darkness, strike a match, light a candle, let the glow liberate you
84. We need to do what is in our capacity, often beyond our known abilities
85. In life very little is guaranteed, less so if you haven’t tried
86. When you eat less, you eat less; when you eat more, you eat more
87. You gain energy from expending it; conserving it leads to gain of fat
88. Do when it needs to be done
89. Develop your brain, cultivate your values - your body will take care of itself
90. Make friends of your enemies; do them good so as not to be undone by them
91. When you donate blood, your body returns the favor with interest
92. Expressing love has zero production cost; the returns stretch to eternity
93. After a loss lick your wounds for a bit, after victory sit not on your laurels
94. As you live for today prepare for tomorrow too
95. Don’t force outcomes, it may be against your interest
96. Excellence is a habit; tardiness too
97. Housekeeping begins at home
98. For wind in your sail, exercise your will in consonance with God’s will
99. You can push the envelope but know it will still be stationery
EMOTIONS & REASON
100. Emotions lead to action; reason leads to conclusion
101. Reason and logic are impediments to hearts melding
102. With rare exceptions, most things of self-important nature are just that
FAITH
104. Only three things matter – love, hope, and faith
105. The widow’s mites are the ultimate in giving
106. Blessings are returning boomerangs; so are curses
107. What God says is; once spoken it is done
108. What comes from God’s mouth, like rain to the earth, accomplishes it purpose
109. For what does it profit to gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of your soul
110. Hope that does not disappoint is preceded by suffering and perseverance
111. In as much as we do, we gain; not everything has to be done for profit
112. Be not delusional: Angels will not hold you up if you jump off a cliff
113. God does not shield us from temptations, but he arms us to repel it
114. Temptations come in all forms auto-filled, if you press ‘Ok’ it’s hard to undo
115. Accidents and coincidences are God’s way of steering you on to the right path
116. Give thanks in all things; you will never know what you have just been spared
117. Farmers sow seeds, the harvest in in God’s hands; sowing is key
118. God cannot be rushed; He is not your spouse
119. Pray, discern, act, accept, repeat – all will be well with you
120. Belief drives outcome; those who Jesus healed believed a priori
121. God in His providence takes care of the particulars
122. When you pray you join forces with a higher being to triumph over evil
123. Ask, you will receive, seek, you will find, knock, doors will be opened
124. Renew your mind not to fall victim to the pattern of this world
125. All who labor and are heavy laden; Christ invites to seek his rest
126. Do not be afraid; only believe
127. Go forth your faith has healed you; to the ears of the healed it is joy unbound
128. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, evidence of things not seen
129. Ask God to be a light to your path and a lamp to your feet
130. Greatness does not lie in conquest of power, but of hearts
131. Judge not and you will not be judged; forgive and you will be forgiven
132. Persist - your prayers could be a whisker away from its realization
133. Just as ointment cure; prayers heal
134. God’s love is not conditional, but unrestrained and immeasurable
135. What you give is banked in heaven and in the hearts of the receivers
136. We cannot pick on God for not giving us what is not in his plan for us
137. When prayers are not answered, take it that it is answered
138. Fear not, but believe
139. For with the measure you use, will be measured back to you
140. God gives: Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, flowing over
141. Pride precedes a great fall
142. Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants God has perfected praise
143. From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks; insulate your heart from evil
FORESIGHT
144. In hindsight everyone sounds brilliant; what’s valuable is foresight
INVESTING
145. Create appreciating assets; not debilitating debt
146. A penny saved is a penny earned; a penny found is a penny lost
147. Expect to live long so plan for it now
148. In business revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, cash is reality
LIABILITY
149. A good memory can be a liability if you are known to keep scores
LIFE TODAY
150. Smartphones monitor your movement like ankle bracelets a felon
151. Smartphone pings impinge
152. With voice commands the finger is the new appendix
153. Virtual meets are seeing a renaissance in multitasking - many tasks same time
154. White mode and dark mode represent the transition from book to screens
LISTENING & TALKING
155. Reserve disbelief, for now listen without eyes squinted or raised eyebrows
156. Listen with ears open, mouth closed
157. Try not to understand what your spouse is saying; listening is enough
158. Talk less – listen more; less to defend too
159. Hear to listen; not to judge; pause and respond; the person may not be done
160. Converse, don’t badger and bore
161. When harboring unforgiveness we choose our words carefully or we rant
162. Let not what you speak be an afterthought
163. What goes into our mouth does not make us unclean; what comes out could
164. If conversations spark conflict incline to silence to engender serenity
165. It is not how it is said that matters but how it is heard that soothes or hurts
166. Bend your ears to clasp whispers of wisdom
167. Often sheer cussedness deprives us of goodness God has in store for us
168. Slip, don’t butt into an ongoing conversation
169. When you say something, say it, and say it again, to ensure it is said
170. Sometime sugary sweetness can be grating like sharp crystals
MEMORIES
171. You gain tenure in people’s minds if your deeds were deposits of joy to them
172. Joy is ephemeral; allow it to bubble up often and it can be made life lasting
173. Value of a person realized post facto survive only as shards of regrets
MISCONCEPTION
174. Being infamous is not the same thing as not being famous
PAST
175. We are shaped by the past but we don’t have to be defined by it
176. Past is not a great predictor of the future, make most of the present
PERCEIVING
177. Light is not the absence of darkness; darkness is the absence of light
PHILOSOPHY
178. 50:50 makes 100
179. To punch above your weight, you need outsized arms
POWER
180. People in positions of power can do good or allow it to be their undoing
PROPAGATION
181. A lie repeated is truth defeated
182. There is truth and there is conjecture; discern and disseminate
PROBLEM SOLVING
183. Problems cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created it
PSYCHOLOGY
184. Public transport is a good antidote to feelings of isolation
PURPOSE
185. A ship is safe in the harbor but that’s not what it was built for
186. To stay on course, take charge
RELATIONSHIP
187. Like water finds its level and flows where it will so a healthy relationship
188. Where your treasure is that’s where you heart will be
189. Your tone of voice and choice of words sets up the relationship
SELF & OTHERS
190. Your life is not about you, just saying
191. You live only once so get it right; less likely you will get it right in the next
192. What tomorrow brings only tomorrow knows; make today count
193. Be generous in assessing people; reserve suspicion for the barest few
194. Be fair to those you work with; they may be your boss some day
195. Project on to people the goodness you see in yourself
196. If you wish to receive a favor, preface with doing one first
197. Make friends; enemies can be a challenge
198. Wake up expecting nothing but the best; retire having got the best
199. Be mindful and you will have less on your mind
200. Don’t confuse a made-up mind with facts
201. Change is a constant so is a vow
202. Age is only a number; not quite when it is numbered
203. Know thyself; Google does
204. It’s how you are doing on your worst days that mark you for who you are
205. When setting expectations for another provide the scaffolding for success
206. Unwittingly, and often, we cut our nose to smite our face
SUFFERING
207. Do not waste your suffering, but offer it for the salvation of many
THINKING
208. As you think so you are
209. Silence your mind when the threads of thought are self-defeating
210. Worrying starts when the effort to find a solution meets its end
211. Curb your worst instincts and urges within boundaries of your fantasy
212. To what you pay attention you give meaning – remember Eve in Eden
213. A man is a product of his thoughts; a woman too I think
214. Forego giving a ‘piece of your mind’, a sure shot way to gain peace of mind
215. Your self-talk is a good measure of your limitations or success
216. To worry before it is necessary is to worry more than it is necessary
217. Let your pale of worry turn into a flood of relief
TRUISM
218. Quantity leads to Quality
