Born December 4, 1835, Samuel Butler was a collector of sorts. He collected thoughts. During his childhood he began carrying a notebook to write down anything he felt was of great value. Some words coming from others, some from himself. At the time of his death, hundreds of … [Read more...]

Do you consider yourself an organized person? How many hats do you think you wear? Sometimes I feel like I have upwards of 14,000 hats, all stacked high in leaning towers, waiting impatiently to be worn. Can you relate? I start my day like most everyone else- listing my … [Read more...]

Wouldn't it be great if... calories didn't exist, homes were self-cleaning, babies came with nannies, cars drove themselves, dinner made itself, and everybody loved everybody? Gosh, really, what would that be like? Pure happiness? How would you describe pure … [Read more...]

The word "failure" for all intents and purposes is a negative word. It means lack of success, nonfulfillment, defeat, collapse, the omission of required action, negligence, oversight. Who in their right mind would ever want to admit that anything they've done was a failure? … [Read more...]

A while back I read a story about a man who decided to sit down one day and figure up how many Saturdays we have if we live the average lifespan of 75 years. 75 years multiplied by 52 weeks comes to 3,900. At the time he made this thought provoking discovery he was 55 years old … [Read more...]