7 for Sunday

Death is a declarative punctuation mark – a period in a life full of commas and semicolons. Death is a full stop, the end of opportunities for the deceased and those who knew them. Death is cruel like that. ~ Hugh Hollowell from, https://www.soverybeautiful.org/if-we-love-we-grieve/ I like the punctuation metaphor. I like the finality of the…

The Wrights’ story shows something more common than we realize: There’s often a big gap between changing the world and convincing people that you changed the world. ~ Morgan Housel from, http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/when-you-change-the-world-and-no-one-notices/ On one hand, we could simply define “changed the world” to be when people have actually noticed, or when the change is wide-spread. On the…

As Marcus stood upon the Stoa Poikile, he would have gazed across the Agora where Socrates once discussed philosophy, and where he was later put on trial, imprisoned, and executed. Beyond the Agora, Marcus would have seen the Temple of Athena known as the Parthenon. At that time a colossal statue of the goddess of…

In recent years I’ve been choosing a touch phrase. The phrases are reminders, intended to cue up a larger train of thought. For 2023 the phrase is “Choose today”. It is inspired by two different quotes, both having withstood the test of time: Stick to what’s in front of you—idea, action, utterance. This is what…

Thank you for reading! I appreciate your time and attention, and I don’t take it for granted. In years past I’ve posted some links to things which I pay for—if I’m not paying for something, then I’m probably the product being sold. So I prefer to pay for things when I can (when I’m able and…