brain hackings

It is the woman who pays

asthewayiam — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:28:29 +0000

Says Marianne:

“In 1989 my husband passed on; I was 36-years-old and left with 3 small children. For some reason I wrote to Kurt Vonnegut and thanked him for his books and his compassion. I did not expect a reply. He must have been a kind man, as he sent this to me within a month of writing to him. I have always wanted to share his kind words. It meant, and still means, so much to me.”

Transcript of Letter

Nov. 30 ’90

Dearest Marianne Brown –

It can’t be said often enough, “It is the woman who pays.” The miracle is that so many can and do somehow. I was in love (still am) with a widow with four kids (two not her own). She somehow raised them all on a teeny weeny salary. I told her one time, “I worry about women.” She said, “Don’t.”

Cheers

Kurt Vonnegut

* Source : Letters of Note

Critical Thinking

asthewayiam — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:40:16 +0000

Circles of Influence

asthewayiam — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:15:26 +0000

asthewayiam — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:20:53 +0000

Truth is a battle of perceptions. People only see what they’re prepared to confront. And when different perceptions battle against one another the truth has a way of getting lost..

Laugh! Sing! Dance!

asthewayiam — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:31 +0000

Laughter, song and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for comfort, celebration, inspiration and healing: We are not alone. Brene Brown

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The Early Diary of Anais Nin, Vol.2

asthewayiam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:28:36 +0000

Do you know what I would answer to someone who asked me for a description of myself, in a hurry? This: ?? !!

For indeed my life is a perpetual question mark–my thirst for books, my observations of people, all tend to satisfy a great, overwhelming desire to know, to understand, to find an answer to a million questions. And gradually the answers are revealed, many things are explained, and above all, many things are given names and described, and my restlessness is subdued. Then I become and exclamatory person, clapping my hands to the immense surprises the world holds for me, and falling from one ecstasy into another. I have the habit of peeping and prying and listening and seeking–passionate curiosity and expectation. But I have also the habit of being surprised, the habit of being filled with wonder and satisfaction each time I stumble on some wondrous thing. The first habit could make me a philosopher or a cynic or perhaps a humorist. But the other habit destroys all the delicate foundations, and I find each day that I am still…only a Woman!”

A Psychological Tip

asthewayiam — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:34:38 +0000

Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind,

and you’re hampered by not having any,

the best way to solve the dilemma, you’ll find,

is simply by spinning a penny.

No – not so that chance shall decide the affair

while you’re passively standing there moping;

but the moment the penny is up in the air,

you suddenly know what you’re hoping

Danish scientist and poet – Piet Hein