Quotable Quotes: Left Brain Inspiration
by Miki Saxon
You know the old saying ‘different strokes for different folks’? It’s the same with inspiration; the words have to resonate inside for them to have any effect. When reading the quotes I offer to inspire you keep in mind that they are the ones that work for me, which usually means they have left-brain appeal.
I find this one from Christopher Columbus to be amusing; nothing like being famous for restating the obvious, “By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” I wonder if that would work for me?
However, William Adams hit the nail on the head when he said, “Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be.”
Rita Golden Gelman offers a wonderful recipe for joy and details the reasons it works, “Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no surprises.”
Tom Bodett does a wonderful job of explaining the difference between school and life—remember that work is part of life, “The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
Aaron Burr follows a very smart path and you could do worse than follow him, “The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.”
Good communication is the only sustainable way to bridge the differences between you and the people you meet in all parts of your life, but it’s not always easy. Donella Meadows explains why clearly and succinctly, “Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm.”
And Beca Lewis provides a great approach to recognizing thoes differences and overcoming them, “Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.”
These are some of the thoughts that inspire me, what thoughts inspire you?
Special thanks to Adrian for creating the image.
February 26th, 2012 at 2:11 am
Dear Miki,
I am very happy to see that you have joined the
Bisinis movement (see the photo- similar to my brain
in the blog Ego Out.) I have written a lot about the
Bisinisencephalians (writings labelled BISINIS in
the blog). They are very valuable because the memes
are adhering only to the right hemisphere of the
Brain- so the Bisinis are immune to weird ideas.
Peter
February 26th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Hi Peter,
Considering my own brain I don’t think I can agree with you that left brains are immune to weird ideas; I have many of them.
February 27th, 2012 at 1:42 am
Dear Miki,
It is a fact- weird ideas ( definition!) are all
localized in the right hemispher. Only Bisinis
who have two atmosheres are able to live free of
Memes- not in a Memecracy as the immense majority
of the people. Strong memes are usually negative-
full of hatred and selfishness and greed.
Peter
February 28th, 2012 at 1:34 am
excuse hemisheres not atmospheres