Brian Weiner

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. It takes shadows for us to appreciate the light. As a cloud passes in front of the sun, we are evermore able to appreciate the beauty of the sunshine. Contrast creates understanding. How does anything understand…

We are not given a good life or  a bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad. The proverbial story about the person who was born to less than fortunate circumstances and rose above them to become a key figure on the…

Don’t ever think that the reason I am peaceful is because I have forgotten how to be violent. Is it a direct conflict for a person of peace to understand violence for the purpose of protecting themselves and others from harm? At first blush, one might make such a presumption.…

Everyone is trying to find the right person, but few are trying to be the right person. What does that even mean? How is one supposed to be the “right“ person? Wouldn’t that start with the question, “right according to whom?“ It is easy for us to presume that we…

Love is nothing without action. Trust is nothing without proof. Sorry is nothing without change. There is a subtle veneer in receiving a platitude of no substance. So many throwaway phrases are used in life without any definitive value or emotion residing behind the comment. Can you count how many…

An umbrella can’t stop the rain, but it can let you stand in the rain. Confidence may not bring us success, but it gives us power to face any challenge in life. Sometimes you don’t need the entire solution, you just need an intermediary element that will facilitate your own…

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. Depending upon your choice of business, you may well meet hundreds, if not, thousands of people over the course of time. With a week like we are having in Los…

 A wise person knows that there’s something to be learned from everyone. I have never met another person that cannot teach me something if I talk with them for a little while. Everyone has such a disparate life story, it is foolish to believe that someone has nothing of value…

Follow your heart, but take your brain with you. It is a romantic notion to follow one’s heart.  It is a concept that is reiterated through literature, film, music, media and philosophy. The joy of following one’s heart is perhaps one of the greatest qualities of living as a human…

If you stand for a reason, be prepared to stand alone like a tree, and if you fall to the ground, fall like a seed that grows back to fight again. Have you ever fought for a cause that was “worth dying for“?  And have you ever (metaphorically speaking)  died…