Profound Thoughts of Past Days
June 2012
(6-1-12) Age is just a number. Mine is always busy.
The path to God requires a broken heart.
Darkness is already present by the time light shows up.
It is okay to hit the ground running, if you first survive the fall.
(6-2-12) A nap is like a reset button to your day.
Mortal justice may be blind, but it knows the sound of money being thrown at it.
The time for us to die is when the well of life runs dry.
One hour of experience is more valuable than a week of study.
(6-3-12) For good things to come into your life, sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Labels are meant to be defied, not deified.
I just hit the jackpot but was arrested for assault.
If you’re convinced you can’t do something, you’ll prove yourself right.
(6-4-12) I must have told you a thousand times already: I don’t repeat myself.
Patience is not a waste of time.
Nothing is impossible in your dreams.
If someone has a problem with something you say or do, remember that it is their problem, not yours.
Love is the language of the eternal.
(6-5-12) The best time to help a friend is when you least want to.
Democracy: the right to choose who’s going to rob you.
When you give, forget; when you receive, remember.
Bite off more than you can chew. Start a huge project you can’t finish. Love with blind abandon.
Live as large as you can. Be!
(6-6-12) Do not despair – God’s got your back. http://youtu.be/zh1Qp3Mjjao
Liberty is a lamp that must be relit every night.
If you can’t be certain, be vague.
Reputation is the crutch of ego.
(6-7-12) Half of the world’s problems is caused by broken promises. The other half is due to misunderstanding.
Find a purpose and run with it.
It is better to lie outright than utter a half-truth.
For just one day, give without expecting anything in return. You will find it infectious and addictive.
If God destroyed fools we would all perish.
(6-8-12) Teach once, learn twice.
Have faith in God, but still lock your house.
If you want to shorten your journey, bring someone along.
Absurdity inadvertently clarifies logic.
(6-9-12) Knowledge knows what to find. Wisdom knows what to ignore.
We were born to succeed. If it were otherwise, we would not have survived the womb.
For the longest time I thought ‘condominium’ was birth control for little people.
The fulfillment of your dream is as simple as waking up.
(6-10-12) Want to have a better understanding of God? Imitate intimate.
Sometimes surrender is victory.
Practice cannot make perfect. Perfect makes itself.
I told six lies today. This makes my seventh.
(6-11-12) Trouble enjoys its own company.
Boredom is the child of apathy.
One cannot be deftly daft.
I know a woman so ugly her face is her birth control.
(6-12-12) The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And the utility bill.
I read that our cells reproduce so often that we literally have a new body every seven years. I knew that from looking at old photos.
When you ask a question, make sure you listen to the answer.
Were it not for immortality, we would have no place to go and no desire to get there.
(6-13-12) If familiarity breeds contempt, shouldn’t it be on birth control?
It is impossible to be reasonable and angry at the same time.
It is ok to believe in miracles, but not to count on them.
When you drop some truth on a person, make sure you pad it first.
(6-14-12) If you have to read between the lines you’re missing the message.
The best time to stop a bad habit is yesterday.
Adventure, amongst other things, is a planned trip gone awry.
(6-15-12) If the government suddenly replaced money with our names, most of us would starve.
The spine of friendship is listening.
Time turns mountains to beaches.
Be like a rubber ball. The harder someone knocks you to the ground the higher you rise.
I’m shaken. A man just told me “I used to be crazy on drugs. Now I’m crazy on Jesus!”
(6-16-12) My cat wishes it was a dog eat dog world.
There is magnificence in all things, but only a rare few realize this.
If you can explain God you don’t understand Him.
Never offend anyone accidently.
(6-17-12) If you fear God, you will have no other fear.
I live on a farm. Every night I try counting sheep while my kids horse around causing my wife to have a cow and the dog to become chicken.
If you want to read a great novel, write one.
The shorter the speech, the more it will be remembered.
Whenever someone asks me what I think, I say “I think my dog will bite me if I take his bone away.”
My father showed me how to be a better man.
(6-18-12) Those with a ‘devil may care’ attitude usually get their wish.
Smile. It makes people wonder if you are an idiot.
Time is the great physician, and patience its nurse.
If you believe you’re going to have a bad day, you will.
(6-19-12) Never let anyone try to shame you for anything. You are worthy.
No matter how far south you go, you’re still north of someplace.
The road to Heaven is paved to look like the road to Hell, and visa versa.
Love’s first breath is the sweetest; its last the most fetid.
(6-20-12) Friendships are forged through the fire of trust and love and time.
When a person lies, he is guilty of first degree murder of the truth, and inevitably left imprisoned in his own shame.
When you cease changing, you cease to be.
One way to be famous is to go to the library, find an idea that hasn’t been thought of yet, and claim it as your own.
(6-21-12) Life is intention.
Action has no choice but to follow thought.
The first rule of mountain climbing is this: Do not let go of something until you have a grip on something else.
‘The cat has my tongue’ is a ridiculous saying. What in the world would a cat want with a tongue? My cat told me if I shut up he’ll show me.
Don’t use all your smiles up. You may need one if you become sad.
(6-22-12) We are all connected by the heart.
A bad idea is like a fart: it comes from some asshole, it stinks, and nobody wants to claim it.
In war, the winners are the money makers, and the losers are all the poor bastards who gave their life to line the winners’ pockets.
Preparation prevents desperation.
(6-23-12) I threw caution to the wind once. It threw it back, with abandon.
If you wish to lead you must learn the why behind the how.
To love and be loved, now that is the meaning of life.
Work is supposed to be hard. That’s why it’s called work.
There are no excuses in “I’m sorry.”
(6-25-12) Any government that gives you everything is capable of taking everything away.
Wit is the haute couture of language.
Death is the ultimate pink slip.
What you are against defines you as much as what you are for.
(6-26-12) Talk about false advertising. Don’t bother going to the restroom if you are tired.
It is not worth finding someone if you lose yourself in the process.
There is no greater alibi than the truth.
If you have to run, you’re too far behind.
It’s no fun being cautious, but it’s also no fun being mauled by a lion.
(6-27-12) If you don’t want to keep company with the devil, stay away from the details.
Next time, instead of catching a cold, dodge it.
If you need something desperately that you know you have, you won’t find it until you buy another one.
When I finally learned all the answers, everyone quit asking me questions. That’s ok. I don’t tire of asking myself.
(6-28-12) When someone asks me if there is intelligent life out there in the universe I say “Yes. They haven’t contacted us, have they?”
It is the spirit of the law that keeps justice vibrant.
The swiftest way to end a war is to stop fighting.
If it weren’t for weather most people would have nothing to talk about.
(6-29-12) Reading a good book is just like falling in love.
Conscience is the unceasing stir of God’s spirit in us.
I’m afraid I accidently rubbed out the line between genius and insanity.
An expert is someone who not only believes their own lies, but is able to convince others as well.
(6-30-12) I know a girl who gets prettier the darker it becomes. In pitch black she’s absolutely beautiful.
I don’t like the phrase ‘If you love someone set them free.’ If you love someone, you wouldn’t have held them captive in the first place.
You can’t have true friendship without respect.
Those who make war don’t understand peace.
The path to God requires a broken heart.
Darkness is already present by the time light shows up.
It is okay to hit the ground running, if you first survive the fall.
(6-2-12) A nap is like a reset button to your day.
Mortal justice may be blind, but it knows the sound of money being thrown at it.
The time for us to die is when the well of life runs dry.
One hour of experience is more valuable than a week of study.
(6-3-12) For good things to come into your life, sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Labels are meant to be defied, not deified.
I just hit the jackpot but was arrested for assault.
If you’re convinced you can’t do something, you’ll prove yourself right.
(6-4-12) I must have told you a thousand times already: I don’t repeat myself.
Patience is not a waste of time.
Nothing is impossible in your dreams.
If someone has a problem with something you say or do, remember that it is their problem, not yours.
Love is the language of the eternal.
(6-5-12) The best time to help a friend is when you least want to.
Democracy: the right to choose who’s going to rob you.
When you give, forget; when you receive, remember.
Bite off more than you can chew. Start a huge project you can’t finish. Love with blind abandon.
Live as large as you can. Be!
(6-6-12) Do not despair – God’s got your back. http://youtu.be/zh1Qp3Mjjao
Liberty is a lamp that must be relit every night.
If you can’t be certain, be vague.
Reputation is the crutch of ego.
(6-7-12) Half of the world’s problems is caused by broken promises. The other half is due to misunderstanding.
Find a purpose and run with it.
It is better to lie outright than utter a half-truth.
For just one day, give without expecting anything in return. You will find it infectious and addictive.
If God destroyed fools we would all perish.
(6-8-12) Teach once, learn twice.
Have faith in God, but still lock your house.
If you want to shorten your journey, bring someone along.
Absurdity inadvertently clarifies logic.
(6-9-12) Knowledge knows what to find. Wisdom knows what to ignore.
We were born to succeed. If it were otherwise, we would not have survived the womb.
For the longest time I thought ‘condominium’ was birth control for little people.
The fulfillment of your dream is as simple as waking up.
(6-10-12) Want to have a better understanding of God? Imitate intimate.
Sometimes surrender is victory.
Practice cannot make perfect. Perfect makes itself.
I told six lies today. This makes my seventh.
(6-11-12) Trouble enjoys its own company.
Boredom is the child of apathy.
One cannot be deftly daft.
I know a woman so ugly her face is her birth control.
(6-12-12) The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And the utility bill.
I read that our cells reproduce so often that we literally have a new body every seven years. I knew that from looking at old photos.
When you ask a question, make sure you listen to the answer.
Were it not for immortality, we would have no place to go and no desire to get there.
(6-13-12) If familiarity breeds contempt, shouldn’t it be on birth control?
It is impossible to be reasonable and angry at the same time.
It is ok to believe in miracles, but not to count on them.
When you drop some truth on a person, make sure you pad it first.
(6-14-12) If you have to read between the lines you’re missing the message.
The best time to stop a bad habit is yesterday.
Adventure, amongst other things, is a planned trip gone awry.
(6-15-12) If the government suddenly replaced money with our names, most of us would starve.
The spine of friendship is listening.
Time turns mountains to beaches.
Be like a rubber ball. The harder someone knocks you to the ground the higher you rise.
I’m shaken. A man just told me “I used to be crazy on drugs. Now I’m crazy on Jesus!”
(6-16-12) My cat wishes it was a dog eat dog world.
There is magnificence in all things, but only a rare few realize this.
If you can explain God you don’t understand Him.
Never offend anyone accidently.
(6-17-12) If you fear God, you will have no other fear.
I live on a farm. Every night I try counting sheep while my kids horse around causing my wife to have a cow and the dog to become chicken.
If you want to read a great novel, write one.
The shorter the speech, the more it will be remembered.
Whenever someone asks me what I think, I say “I think my dog will bite me if I take his bone away.”
My father showed me how to be a better man.
(6-18-12) Those with a ‘devil may care’ attitude usually get their wish.
Smile. It makes people wonder if you are an idiot.
Time is the great physician, and patience its nurse.
If you believe you’re going to have a bad day, you will.
(6-19-12) Never let anyone try to shame you for anything. You are worthy.
No matter how far south you go, you’re still north of someplace.
The road to Heaven is paved to look like the road to Hell, and visa versa.
Love’s first breath is the sweetest; its last the most fetid.
(6-20-12) Friendships are forged through the fire of trust and love and time.
When a person lies, he is guilty of first degree murder of the truth, and inevitably left imprisoned in his own shame.
When you cease changing, you cease to be.
One way to be famous is to go to the library, find an idea that hasn’t been thought of yet, and claim it as your own.
(6-21-12) Life is intention.
Action has no choice but to follow thought.
The first rule of mountain climbing is this: Do not let go of something until you have a grip on something else.
‘The cat has my tongue’ is a ridiculous saying. What in the world would a cat want with a tongue? My cat told me if I shut up he’ll show me.
Don’t use all your smiles up. You may need one if you become sad.
(6-22-12) We are all connected by the heart.
A bad idea is like a fart: it comes from some asshole, it stinks, and nobody wants to claim it.
In war, the winners are the money makers, and the losers are all the poor bastards who gave their life to line the winners’ pockets.
Preparation prevents desperation.
(6-23-12) I threw caution to the wind once. It threw it back, with abandon.
If you wish to lead you must learn the why behind the how.
To love and be loved, now that is the meaning of life.
Work is supposed to be hard. That’s why it’s called work.
There are no excuses in “I’m sorry.”
(6-25-12) Any government that gives you everything is capable of taking everything away.
Wit is the haute couture of language.
Death is the ultimate pink slip.
What you are against defines you as much as what you are for.
(6-26-12) Talk about false advertising. Don’t bother going to the restroom if you are tired.
It is not worth finding someone if you lose yourself in the process.
There is no greater alibi than the truth.
If you have to run, you’re too far behind.
It’s no fun being cautious, but it’s also no fun being mauled by a lion.
(6-27-12) If you don’t want to keep company with the devil, stay away from the details.
Next time, instead of catching a cold, dodge it.
If you need something desperately that you know you have, you won’t find it until you buy another one.
When I finally learned all the answers, everyone quit asking me questions. That’s ok. I don’t tire of asking myself.
(6-28-12) When someone asks me if there is intelligent life out there in the universe I say “Yes. They haven’t contacted us, have they?”
It is the spirit of the law that keeps justice vibrant.
The swiftest way to end a war is to stop fighting.
If it weren’t for weather most people would have nothing to talk about.
(6-29-12) Reading a good book is just like falling in love.
Conscience is the unceasing stir of God’s spirit in us.
I’m afraid I accidently rubbed out the line between genius and insanity.
An expert is someone who not only believes their own lies, but is able to convince others as well.
(6-30-12) I know a girl who gets prettier the darker it becomes. In pitch black she’s absolutely beautiful.
I don’t like the phrase ‘If you love someone set them free.’ If you love someone, you wouldn’t have held them captive in the first place.
You can’t have true friendship without respect.
Those who make war don’t understand peace.