Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Life plays out in shades of gray rather than in blacks and whites.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Balance in All Things
Welcome to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote. See today's daily inspirational quotes below.
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label contradictions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contradictions. Show all posts
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Life plays out in shades of gray rather than in blacks and whites
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Monday, August 12, 2024
Life is Complex and Filled with Contradictions
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
Further reading: All Life is Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
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enigma,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
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Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
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Friday, August 18, 2023
Life is Filled with Shades of Gray and Contradictions
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Further reading: Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Balance in All Things
Labels:
balance,
bono,
change,
complex,
consistency,
contradictions,
contrast,
Harold Evans,
Joan D. Vinge,
paradox,
yin-yang,
Zen
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Willingly Accept the Complexity and the Contradictions of Life
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
Further reading: All Life is Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
enigma,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Life is Not Black and White, but Shades of Gray and Contradictions
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Further reading: Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Balance in All Things
Labels:
balance,
bono,
change,
complex,
consistency,
contradictions,
contrast,
Harold Evans,
Joan D. Vinge,
paradox,
yin-yang,
Zen
Friday, July 29, 2022
Accept that Life is Complex and Contradictory
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
Further reading: All Life is Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
enigma,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
Friday, August 13, 2021
Life is Full of Contradictions
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Further reading: Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Balance in All Things
Labels:
balance,
bono,
change,
complex,
consistency,
contradictions,
contrast,
Harold Evans,
Joan D. Vinge,
paradox,
yin-yang,
Zen
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Never Diminish Yourself with Self-Applied Labels
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
Further reading: All Life is Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
Monday, August 17, 2020
It's OK that Life is Not Simple
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
Further reading: Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Balance in All Things
Labels:
balance,
bono,
change,
complex,
consistency,
contradictions,
contrast,
Harold Evans,
Joan D. Vinge,
paradox,
yin-yang,
Zen
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Complexities and Contradictions
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
Further reading: All Life is Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Further reading: Lessons from Life
Paradox
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Life is Filled with Contradictions
The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge
I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past
have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- George S. Patton
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
Life only appears complicated when one is worrying.
Relax, and life becomes simple again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
Yin-Yang
Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan
Balance in All Things
Labels:
balance,
bono,
change,
complex,
consistency,
contradictions,
contrast,
Harold Evans,
Joan D. Vinge,
paradox,
yin-yang,
Zen
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Honor and love all of your unique self
Willingly accept the complexity and the contradictions of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans
For every complex problem,
there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize
how little we understand about life,
ourselves, and the world around us.
- Socrates
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own
mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
- Umberto Eco
You didn't get stamped out of a mold. You aren't a "black person" or a "white person," a "fat person" or a "skinny person," a "bad person" or a "good person." You are a highly complex human being with emotions, beliefs, capabilities. Each day you face challenges to your health, relationships, finances, and world-view -- and every day you respond to those challenges in ways which are unique to you.
Honor and love all of your unique self. Never diminish yourself with self-applied labels or categorizations.
Further reading: Paradox
Lessons from Life
Stand Rapt in Awe
Labels:
complex,
contradictions,
H. L. Mencken,
Harold Evans,
paradox,
Socrates,
Umberto Eco,
wisdom
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