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Continue reading →: All of the best stories have one thing in common, you have to go against the odds to get there.Every great love story requires an intense journey that the lovers must traverse in order for their love to come to fruition. It is the age old formula, and yet, we all treasure it and watch it over and over and over again. Here are 55 outstanding examples of this…
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Continue reading →: He brings down the fire from the skies. You can tell he’s doing well from the look in human eyes. Better not compromise. It won’t be easy.If you bring the fire from the skies, you had best be prepared for the repercussions. Happy Saturday!
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Continue reading →: Every man dies, but not every man truly lives.This is my most favorite line of dialogue from the movie Braveheart. In the aphorism above, I attribute the words to William Wallace who speaks the line of dialogue in the movie.In truth, the quotation truly goes to Randall Wallace, who wrote Braveheart. There is no historical support that William…
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Continue reading →: If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.A positive state of mental acuity delivers results unparalleled by any other frame of reference. Trying to maintain a positive frame of mind requires discipline, determination, focus, perspective, courage and a generous dose of optimism. A good chef maintains these ingredients in their mind so as to counter any contrary…
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Continue reading →: Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened by responsibility.The long-standing battle between freedom and responsibility is as old as time. Human beings believe that they want freedom above almost anything else, but when they are finally free, the accompanying responsibility can be overwhelming. History is riddled with continued accounts of a society that is bristling under the weight…
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Continue reading →: We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after yearOne of the great joys of putting these aphorisms together as a pastime is the ability to sift through so many brilliant minds, looking for something that sparks my attention. Concurrently, I am sifting through all sorts of beautiful art, looking for visuals with a meaning that adds depth to…
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Continue reading →: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.There is true magic in perspective. Often times we are rewarded by having access to what we traditionally see under fresh circumstances. Take for example, the child who was reticent to go to school a couple years ago. Are they anxious to attend now? When a shift in perspective facilitates…
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Continue reading →: Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.I don’t know, I’m not sure. I really need to learn more about this, before I decide. Perhaps, if I listen with an open mind, I might learn something from an intelligent person who has disparate life experiences to my own, and I might grow and potentially change my opinion…
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Continue reading →: If you do not like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.The advancing rate of change has massively impacted humanity. When I was a child, things definitely changed, but it was nowhere near as much, and it did not seem to happen as quickly as things are changing now. I was fortunate to grow up with a father who loved all…
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Continue reading →: The world is but a canvas to our imaginationHave you ever contemplated infinity? In the world of advertising, we are continually bound by our client’s counsel, never to use words that have an absolute value attached to them. Words like: forever, always, impossible and never. We cannot use these words, because as soon as an advertisement expresses an…
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I believe it is truly possible to change the world, one thought at a time. If anything I have written connects with you, please share it with others. My goal in creating this is to help others with ideas that are thought-provoking, stimulating and cathartic.
Brian Weiner 