I wish I had a wise thought for every day of the year, for every day of the rest of my life. Leo Tolstoy completed his attempt at this noteworthy idea in 1902, with the working title of "A Wise Thought For Every Day."
He set out to compile "from the greatest philosophers of all times and all people, whose wisdom gives one great inner force, calmness, and happiness — thinkers and spiritual leaders who have shed light on what is most important in living a rewarding and meaningful life."
Jack Kerouac, author of On The Road, had a couple of wise thoughts which made me think about the blogging process:
"Write in recollection and amazement for yourself."
I do write for myself and attempt, again in Kerouac's words, to try:
He set out to compile "from the greatest philosophers of all times and all people, whose wisdom gives one great inner force, calmness, and happiness — thinkers and spiritual leaders who have shed light on what is most important in living a rewarding and meaningful life."
Jack Kerouac, author of On The Road, had a couple of wise thoughts which made me think about the blogging process:
"Write in recollection and amazement for yourself."
I do write for myself and attempt, again in Kerouac's words, to try:
I'm not sure I always get at the truth. The truth takes time to consider and I don't always make that time in my quest to fill the whitespace of a blog. Though I'm always aiming for honesty even if that simply shows my lack of awareness or ignorance of a subject.
I also try not to write negatively about people from my past. They are all in the past and as my opening quote on this blog from John Irving will suffice as a reason: "When enough time passes, what's it matter what they did to you?"
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