The Deliberate Life

A Zen Moment

Chillin' On The Tundra by Maestro Vecchio

Staying Grounded

I recently heard an interview on NPR with Morgan Freeman.  The interviewer was asking Mr. Freeman how he approached his work.

Freeman: "I'm offstage now, the moment doesn't live with me. Onstage, switch on; offstage, switch off."

Interviewer: So he never abandons himself to a role?

Freeman:  "I don't think complete abandon works, it's a job. You have to control it; if it controls you, I think you can get lost."

Simplicity is Perfection

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

                                                             — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Simplicity

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

                                                                — Confucius

On Tomorrow

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.

                                                   — Mahatma Gandi

Managing Imbalance

Exceptional achievement is a product of personal vision, focus, commitment, discipline and persistence . . . it's about managing personal imbalance.  This article from "The Change Blog" highlights the critical link between perceived imbalance and exceptional achievement.

Taking A New Step

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It's been 11 months to the day since my last post. I've thought often about this blog, but the motivation was lacking. With this entry I'll begin anew . . . though in small steps and with a few new turns. Ultimately it will reflect a few more of my personal interests and with a new look. Thanks for visiting . . .

The Long Ride

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
                                                                               - Anonymous

Simple Living

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.
       — Henry David Thoreau, American essayist

The Long Run

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.  Every morning a lion wakes up.  It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.  It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.  When the sun comes up, you better start running.  An African Proverb