Posts under ‘Ponder This’


Maru never gives up entering as long as there is a box there.

We had a good laugh watching these attempts by Maru to fit his large body inside the obviously too small boxes.  Our own cats do the very same thing.

How can you not smile at the obvious futility of such a task and the look of resignation – or is it the look of pretending?   (video below) continue →

In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Andre Gide (1869 – 1951)

A powerful call to change and reminds me of continue →

Here are a few recent selections from Hugh MacLeod’s @gapingvoid that made me pause, smile or ponder.



Millionaire Artist – March 12, 2010

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In ancient Egypt, when pharaohs wanted to record something for eternity and have it be known not only to mortals, but more importantly, to the gods, they wrote in stone.
from Nova – Riddle Of The Sphinx

And thousands of years later these stones, or stelas, remain to give us an historical record and glimpse into ancient civilizations.

When we become an ancient civilization to those who live thousands of years from now, what record for eternity are we leaving that will still exist (and function) for them to discover and decipher?

Now, more than ever, we need to shake things up.

Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to foous and the energy to turn the game around.

There’s no point in reviewing What Matters Now, the e-book released today from Seth Godin.  To do that would rob you of the experience to see the world from a different point of view.

This compilation of over 70 riffs from as many authors is a feast for the curious mind ready to see the world in a different way.

The ultimate point is to get you thinking – and more importantly – talking, even if only with yourself.

I think what I enjoyed most were the entries that simply opened the mind by being presented in an unexpected way.

Now I’m off to ponder what riff(s) I would write.  How about you?

Sat down to watch a movie earlier this week and was stunned at the implications of what I really saw for the first time.  continue →