Hindsight

No better way to start the first weekend in the official month that begins summer than with some good old positivity and a couple of laughs!

"Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now." - Audre Lorde

Hey, it’s okay for you to not like certain things that everyone else likes, and it’s okay to like certain things that everyone else dislikes, but it’s not okay for you to make fun of someone else for liking something you don’t like or not liking something you do like!

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." - John Burroughs

There is no better way to expand the mind than with a little bit of philosophy, of course, that is if you have a mind and you’re not just a figment of my imagination which would mean that I am the only one who actually has consciousness which would further mean that I’m the only one who actually exists…

"I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center." - Seamus Heaney

We’re back in town and you can tell I’ve missed talking to you guys simply by how long this episode is, also when you listen to it, I’m speaking with the type of energy that one would have when they’re catching up with their significant other after a long business trip…

"The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings." - Henri Frederic Amiel

It’s that time again! May was an absolutely amazing month of growth for the podcast, as always I appreciate every single one of you that’s been tuning in and sharing the podcast, June is going to be even bigger and better!

"My life is my message." - Mahatma Gandhi

Yes I know it’s not Monday but I explain why I’m doing a movie talk today in the episode so just listen to that explanation, but either way, it’s still a good conversation so you won’t be upset about it, I promise!

"To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice." - John Dalberg-Acton

So we’re starting off the weekend strong with a classic tales from middle school and I will let you know upfront, if you’re someone who struggles with feeling second-hand embarrassment from another person absolutely humiliating themselves, then you might want to skip the last story…

"Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul." - Rebecca West

While yes the title sounds like I a wild trip after being given some weird matrix-like drugs, that’s not what this is about, this is something far more wilder…

"Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life". - Isaac Bashevis Singer

No this is not a re-upload, although chances are you’re not thinking that because you never even hear the original because that one has been permanently wiped from the face of the Earth, although the internet being the internet I’m sure that it’s not gone forever and you could probably find it somewhere but I wouldn’t recommend that because that was a really rough episode. And why would you want to listen to that when you can hear the new and improved conversation on the topic right here and right now? Spare yourself and just listen to this one instead of trying to find the ancient one!

"No man is a failure who is enjoying life." - William Feather

Hey guys, I’m here in my garage at my house in the hills. As you can see I have my Lamborghini behind me, but you know what’s the most important thing to me in this garage? This bookcase full of books. Do you know what’s more important than money? KNOWLEDGE!

"Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter." - Charles Lindbergh