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His ism will not last forever.

:- Doug.

“Or . . .” Say this instead of offering advice. Offer instead options.

:- Doug.

There is no decision in your life, no step you take, that is not already final, leaving you now, with no possibility of return. You must go on, ever on.

:- Doug.

We must develop ourselves not to reach a peak but to see how well we can. In a phrase, to stir our development.

:- Doug.

How’s it with your heart today?

:- Doug.

There are no angels
there are no devils
among us
not one
We have more than these
woven through
mysterious angles
by which we bend
our small worlds
to fit
our chosen mood
we fractalize these
into us

:- Doug.

Be Human-saturated.

:- Doug.

Do our spirits interact? Do they rise on the airs?

:- Doug.

Conversation is training for the soul—of the Human.

:- Doug.

What would make Human healthy, whole?

:- Doug.

I’m a hot chocolatier!

:- Doug.

A goal is a place to get past; a stopping place; a quitting place. Purposes do not stop, are not able to be surpassed.

:- Doug.

Your last hot chocolate is a jumping-off place for Human’s next conversation.

:- Doug.

You can do a bigger thing than just stand back and watch—you can get your hands in the soil and add a wink to the gorgeous blooms hereabout.

:- Doug.

You can make Human whole.

:- Doug.

Conversation is about sensing movement.

:- Doug.

Who surprised you this week?

:- Doug.

Variety is for surprise. Human needs surprise.

:- Doug.

Hey old man! Simple man!

:- Doug.

Everybody is wrong—just not morally.

:- Doug.

We didn’t all go to Kindergarten; just as we didn’t all go to Sunday School.

:- Doug.

Every garden is local.

:- Doug.

Write larger, with more space between.

:- Doug.