touchstone quotations

It's all in the journey and it's an imperfect world. Do your best to make sense. Think critically. Decide if it's fact or belief. Respond don't react. And, whether it's the road less traveled or the main drag, chances are good someone along the way has made an observation that might help you. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from the stumbling, imperfect experiences of those who have traveled before - or are traveling with - us?

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Anne McClain on Common Ground

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We can be united by a cause that’s not based on fear, threat or common enemy but rather on a bold endeavor, an insatiable curiosity to go ...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Hal Borland on Time

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Year's end is neither an end or a beginning, but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland Sou...

St. Augustine on Truth

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The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it. Let it loose it will defend itself. St. Ausgustine Source: Suzanne Pardue on...

Alan Simpson on Humility

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Those who travel the high road of humility in Washington, D.C. are not bothered by heavy traffic. Sen. Alan Simpson Eulogy for George H.W...

Joseph Campbell on Interesting Times

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I have read somewhere of an old Chinese curse: "May you be born in an interesting time." This is a very interesting time. There ar...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Joseph Campbell on Coping Skills

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As you proceed through life following your own path, birds will shit on you. Don't bother to brush it off. Getting a comedic view of you...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Earth Day Wisdom

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Humankind must be a steward of the Earth; Caretakers for all that dwells upon it; To be of one heart with all things. Human beings must lear...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

John Stortz on Expectations

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Good people, a good view and a half obedient mutt are about all you could ever ask for.  John Stortz Photographer johnstortz on instagr...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee on Nature

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There are so many ways to pray for and with creation, to listen within and include the earth in our spiritual practice. Watching the simple ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Jeff Brown on Heroism

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There are heroes everywhere on this planet. EVERYWHERE. If we only listen to the unconscious media and manipulative marketers, we will only ...

Les Brown on Forgiveness

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Forgive anyone who caused you pain or harm.  Keep in mind that forgiving is not for others, it is for you. Forgiving is not forgetting.  It ...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Leo Buscgalia on Love

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Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life. Leo Buscaglia ...

Movie Wisdom: We Bought A Zoo

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Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon): You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embar...

Zelda Fitzgerald on Love

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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. Zelda Fitzgerald Source: goodreads.com

Elie Wiesel on Indifference

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The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith ...
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