Month: September 2020

Thought for today: ‘The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.’ — Will Rogers #thoughtfortoday #tax #golf #liars #discuss It is done. I filed all my corporate paperwork yesterday, a day early. I paid more tax than a billionaire president. Now, for a real project, I can get cracking on the…

Thought for today: ‘The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling.’ — Paula Poundstone #thoughtfortoday #sin #death #taxes #tired Filing my corporate tax return. Paying my taxes. I don’t resent it, that doesn’t stop it feeling painful. Need to perk up before…

Thought for today: ‘I always find beauty in things that are odd & imperfect – they are much more interesting.’ — Marc Jacobs #thoughtfortoday #beauty #odd #imperfect #interesting I was prompted to use this quote by something I saw online. Why is there a tendency to mock or deride things which are unusual? Do we…

Thought for today: ‘I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.’ — E. V. Lucas #thoughtfortoday #late #jolly #waiting #Sunday Whatever quote I thought I was going to post today, it had to be this. Not that anyone minds when…

Thought for today: ‘Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.’ — Epictetus #thoughtfortoday #happiness #freedom #control #epictetus I’ve quote Epictetus before, and I will again. So much of what he said thousands of years ago lies at the heart of…

Thought for today: ‘No longer forward nor behind I look in hope and fear; But grateful take the good I find, the best of now and here.’ — John G. Whittier #thoughtfortoday #past #present #future #mindfulness Today is a day to stop and notice what is happening right now, in this moment. And to seek…

Thought for today: ‘Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.’ — Maya Angelou #thoughtfortoday #dayaway #takeabreak #withdraw #mayaangelou Yesterday I took a break, a chance to bake and visit a friend.…

Thought for today: ‘Who in the moment of victory remains inaccessible to vanity and hate, who in the midst of popular enthusiasm lives in humility and prayer, who in the universal crush of ambition covets neither profit nor honours.’ — Jean Gerson about Jeanne d’Arc #thoughtfortoday #humility #purpose #whoindeed #joanofarc Who indeed? We have lost…

Thought for today: ‘Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.’ — Anne Lamott #thoughtfortoday #unplug #unwind #recharge #takeabreak We used to associate home with a break from work. Now we’re not so sure. Taking a break, unplugging and relaxing can seem like guilty pleasures. They are not…

Thought for today: ‘Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.’ — Dale Carnegie #thoughtfortoday #accomplished #trying #nohope #dalecarnegie I’ve spoken before of my admiration for Dale Carnegie. My second formal sales training program was Dale…