S:1499 Quote: Baffled Mind
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The mind that is not baffled is not employed.” Wendell Berry Coaching Point: The full text is, “It may be that when we no longer know…which way to go we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream […]
S:1495 Quote: Take It All In
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “His eyes … took it all in and let only some of it out.” A remembered line in a long un-remembered book Coaching Point: Have you ever encountered someone like that, someone who takes it all in? If you did how would you know? What is their […]
S:1491 Quote: Go
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot Coaching Point: Just about everyone has been exposed to this Eliot snippet from his “Little Gidding” poem. The usual focus […]
S:1484 Quote: Be
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Better be than seen.”Old Proverb Coaching Point: Be is from within. Seen is without.To be Seen well takes work.To Be well takes different work.How are you Being? Copyright 2024 Steve Straus. All rights reserved.
S:1478 Quote: Hug the Dog
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “When all else fails, hug the dog.” A sign in the vet’s office this morning Coaching Point: You may or may not be a ‘dog person’ or even a ‘pet’ person. Doesn’t matter. Perhaps you have some other way of connecting with that which is beyond yourself. […]
S:1476 Quote: Origin Story
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Every dream has an origin story.” Tag line for a bank (Origin Bank, of course) Coaching Point: We frequently talk about dreams. The importance of having dreams. The motivation they provide. The organizing energy they attract. Their ultimate effect. Dreams are important. Look deeper. Something causes each […]
S:1473 Quote: Love and Understanding
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Lovers don’t need to always understand each other,as long as they’re understanding of each other.” Rudolph Lambert Fernandez Coaching Point: You never know where wisdom will make itself obvious! This quote was in a review of the now decades-old Oscar-winning movie “Children of a Lesser God.” The […]
S:1471 Quote: Play
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Play!” The advice of countless wise people Coaching Point: The act of playing creates energy.It triggers creativity.Play provides a path to escape from mind numbing routine.Play attracts others to join you.And yet many people (read: adults) have forgotten to tap into and benefit from play.Do you have […]
S:1465 Quote: Right
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The only obligationwhich I have a right to assumeis to do at any timewhat I think right.” Henry David Thoreau Coaching Point: This quote can be viewed from two directions. Perhaps the classic or at least more common way is to see it as a flag for […]
S:1463 Quote: Imagine
(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Sometimes it is the peoplewho no one imagines anything ofwho do the thingsthat no one can imagine.” Said about Alan Turing Coaching Point: Turing was the creator of the first complete specification of an electronic stored-program all-purpose digital computer. Standing on the shoulders of the work of […]