weekend quotable no. 146

weekend quotable no. 146

In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it.  In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold. Ben Zander   There are two worlds you can choose to belong to, the world of measurement and the world of possibility. Most of us...

Pawn to E4

  I am not the autumn moon, Chris Cornell sang in I am the Highway, I am the night. The night, not the moon. The highway, not the rolling wheels. But what are you? The autumn moon or the infinite night? The one seems stuck in a gravitational orbit that pins her...

the infinite game

  Life is not a test. But we often treat as one. We live our lives like a set of hurdles to overcome or a predetermined set of instructions to follow. We are always at the ready, to study or to cheat someone or something, in order to achieve better results. We...

the glass half-full, half-empty debacle

  The glass may be half full, but it sure as hell ain’t half empty! Reading the Ben and Rosamund Zander incredible book, the Art of Possibility, I realized recently that this seemingly age-old example, that so clearly divides the pessimists from the optimists,...

a universe of possibilities

  We can’t escape or avoid the world of judgement and measurement.  This is certainly good, in a sense, because it shows us reality. It identifies who we are and where we are. It keeps the dim lights separated from the bright lights. It allows for some of...