“The schizophrenic is not, as generally claimed, characterized by his loss of touch with reality but by the absolute proximity to and total instantaneousness with things, this overexposure to the transparency of the world.” Jean Baudrillard
No one seems to see (least of all me) that being all you can be isn’t about clutching superiority– it’s for abjuring mediocrity
When people give you the silent treatment have them put it in writing
The old playbook was all about helping you know the right time to go for it
When Plan A is not having a plan Plan B is not having an exit strategy
We subtract to find the difference But at bottom There is no difference Leaving it up to us To make a difference
We’re not in control so we try to take control which leaves us feeling out of con… But it’s because anything can happ… that we can do anything
Life is a talent show where most everyone is doing bad versions of easy impressions
When I was a kid the rule was one kid got to pour two glasses of Coke and the other kid
We confuse freedom for the act of choosing when our frontal lobe has no choice but to choose just as a heart must beat
You’ll know you’ve weathered their gaslighting if you feel dazed but not confused
We can be given responsibility by God but we can only take control
When at last my colleagues convinced me to go out after work and I’d relaxed enough to drop my… everyone could finally see my helm…
Ours was the first all you can eat… to earn a coveted Michelin star and I always thought it was becaus… when you ordered the whole enchila… it came with bottomless fries
Now that everything is at last Out in the open People shut their eyes Not to escape the truth But to hide from their own blindne…
As the world closed in the Pollyanna sought safety in numbers only to find herself taking a number