Tag Archives: Work

Electric Tragedy

Electronic based music seems to have had its zenith in yesterday.  Not sure why.  From Progressive Rock to New Wave to Ambient to some forms of music these days that can only be considered regressive, it’s an interesting fixture in … Continue reading

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Lessons From A Ring of Power

Talking Tolkien can teach one a lot and not just about alliteration… Lessons From A Ring of Power by Michael Romani It seemed wise like a wizard might say That one doesn’t just walk into Mordor Then again it might … Continue reading

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First Principles: Being Industrious and Well Employed Leads to Contentment

“When Men are employ’d they are best contented. For on the Days they work’d they were good-natur’d and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Inspiration Comes From Work

“Just as appetite comes by eating so work brings inspiration.” – Igor Stravinsky, composer (1882-1971)      

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Thought For the Day: The Reward For Work Well Done Is the Opportunity To Do More

“The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” – Jonas Salk      

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Thought For the Day: There Is Less Competition To Be Among Those Who Do the Work

“My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.” – Indira Gandhi … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Work Is the Greatest Pancea

“The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic — in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea — known to medical science is work.” – Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (15 Apr 1920-2012) … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Live A Balanced Life

“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” – Robert Fulghum, author (b. 1937)        

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Thought For the Day: Prayer and Work Together Get Us Through Our Days

“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”  – St Augustine Sage advice from a sage.  Too often people choose to do either one or the other.  Even more often we struggle hard as … Continue reading

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