Control the controllable

Oct 06, 2008 11:47

“I have enough troubles overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence” --- John Wanamaker ( Read more... )

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sboydtaylor October 6 2008, 17:14:59 UTC
Go with the flow man. :)

Except for a few critical moments, it's better to flow with life than stand one-man-against-the-flood.

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spar30 October 6 2008, 17:40:04 UTC
While I acknowledge that stopping the flow may be beyond me, I refuse to admit that I can not at least stir my own path through the torrent.

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sboydtaylor October 6 2008, 21:42:06 UTC
I didn't say you don't stir. :) Or steer, either.

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spar30 October 6 2008, 21:45:46 UTC
How did you dig those mad spelling skillz... grrr.... yet another reason why I shouldn't play with the intraweb from my phone.

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mrenee October 6 2008, 17:33:14 UTC
I really like that quote.

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spar30 October 6 2008, 17:46:28 UTC
It struck me as relevant this morning.

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justicarrath October 7 2008, 00:20:21 UTC
Clearly, you were thinking of my and my uneven distribution...

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spar30 October 7 2008, 15:06:27 UTC
We can't all be tasked with driving the short bus children to school.

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*sigh* saintvickery October 7 2008, 03:25:48 UTC
Easier said than done. Some people's choices hit me hard. Others lift me up.

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Re: *sigh* spar30 October 7 2008, 15:08:26 UTC
My goal for this week has been to not comment on the formal and praise the latter.

I'm not so sure that I'm succeeding but it's been a good exorcise.

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Bettering yourself saintvickery December 12 2008, 04:28:32 UTC
I had no idea what this was about when you wrote it. :-(

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