Just Saying 2020-12-31,

Life is a riddle. Unfortunately, the answer’s not written on the back of anything.

Just Saying 2020-12-30,

Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.–Horace

Just Saying 2020-12-29,

I don’t always know what I’m talking about but I know I’m right.–Muhammad Ali

Just Saying 2020-12-28,

Any sentence beginning with the words “I am…” is a myth. Myths are mostly about thinking rather than being. The great Zen koan “Who am I?” is about being not thinking. Therefore all mythical answers must be rejected by the Master. So, what does a non-mythical answer look like? –me.

Just Saying 2020-12-27,

Whoever fights monsters must see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.–Nietzsche

Just Saying 2020-12-26,

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.–Thich Nhat Hanh. The same is true for political parties.

Just Saying 2020-12-25,

Peter O’Toole once said, “When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.” Blasphemy? Perhaps. But there’s just enough truth in it to make it pop.–me

Just Saying 2020-12-24,

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.–Albert Einstein

Just Saying 2020-12-23,

Practice makes perfect, which is why we are all so good at self-deception.–me

Just Saying 2020-12-22,

The life of a man is is a circle from childhood to childhood and so it is in everything where power moves.–Black Elk