"SAY CHEESE" - AUGUST

THE CONFUSE 'ED - 329/365

walk away from the question
and the answer will come

THE ABDICATOR - 328/365

to only see failure as the outcome
is to loose sight of possibilities along the way

THE EYEWITTNESS - 327/365

......BE AWARE.....
the brain's interpretation of what the eye sees
can change the picture of the truth

THE "FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT" ER - 326/365

your fake smile will be much more effective
if you tell your eyes about it first

THE SNEAK-A-PEEKER - 325/365

CURIOSITY

can feed the child within

or bring out the immature adult

THE IMPOSTOR - 324/365

fear of knowing who we really are

can drive us to manipulate others

from doing the same

THE FEARFUL LOOSER - 323/365

the degree to which

we are attached

can determine

how fearful we become

over a potential loss

THE "I TOLD YOU SO" -ER - 322/365

predicting the outcome of a race

while watching from the sidelines

isn't anything to brag about

THE FAKER - 321/365

the fear of revealing the truth

can put a smile on the face

and ice in the heart

THE ANTICIPATOR - 320/365

be careful what you anticipate

as it may become a reality

THE BIASED-QUESTIONER - 319/365

a close minded question

validates a potentially wrong conclusion

THE TEASER - 317/365

to mock a strength

is endearing

to mock a weakness

is annoying

THE BIRD-MAN - 316/365

just because you don't KNOW

there's a bird on your head

doesn't mean

there isn't a bird on your head

THE ONE-EARED LISTENER -315/365

listen with one ear

get half the wrong side of the story

and believe you have all

of the right answers

THE TRUTH-FINDER - 314/365

exploring the truth

requires

letting go

trusting the answer will come

and having the courage

to believe it when it arrives

THE OVERCONFIDENT - 313/365

to be overconfident

is to miss the lesson

that the possibility of

failure can provide

THE SIDEKICK - 312

experiences can be heightened

or less traumatic

when they are shared with someone you trust

THE SCHOLAR - 311/365

the scholar seeks mastery

and longs for balance

THE TRAITOR - 310/365

is it necessary or wise to deceive

the cause one is committed to

in order to pledge allegiance to another?

THE ENQUIRER - 309/365

a good question

is always better

than a stupid answer

THE HACKER - 308/365

true power

comes from the ability

to access our own information

not from stealing it away someone else

THE PRIORITIZER - 307/365

a potential crisis

can be an opportunity

to reveal our priorities

an actual crisis

can become an opportunity

to act upon them

THE TRANSFORMER - 306/365

transformation

takes place

when will meets ingenuity

and tenacity joins hands with desire

Dedicated to my mother

Annie Aronwald

who had the ability (even at 95)

to transform anything she set her mind to

August 9, 1914 - July 7, 2010

THE ADJUDICATOR - 305/365

there are two sides to every story

and a third option for every dispute

THE DREAMER CATCHER - 304/365

to manifest a dream

one must think beyond

what is possible

and have the courage

to act upon it

THE EMPATHIZER - 303/365

the more comfortable we stand

in our own shoes

the more vividly we can imagine

walking in another's

THE DECISION MAKER - 302/365

you may find the

heavy burden of doubt on your back

when the fate of others is in your hands

THE BUILDER - 301/365

the time not spent

developing a strong foundation

will instead be wasted on

fixing a weak one

THE LITIGATOR - 300/365

to focus on

just one side of an issue

one must be ready

to absorb the consequences

of manipulating the truth

THE JUBILATE 'OR - 299/365

JOY

is available to anyone

who feels worthy enough

to experience it

THE GRUDGE HOLDER - 298/365

resentment is like a virus

that only infects the one holding onto it