Mindful Philosopher Gifts

'If only I could accept that I can't accept being someone who finds it hard to accept acceptance from those who accept me for the person that I can't accept I really am.'

'I would be more health conscious if only I could also be unconscious.'

Echo Chamber Thinking

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink in the wild air." — Ralph Waldo Emerson "Catch tennis balls in the mouth." — Me

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

'Yes I know I'm intelligent and famous, but I'd trade it all for a good old belly scratching.'

Zenemies.

George Orwell

Screen Time vs Book Time

"I keep telling myself I've got to slow down."

"Uptight End"

I want a calendar where every day says here and now

"Chop wood, carry water, walk dog."

Roger feels that there are only two inante instincts in men and women. One is satisfaction of biological needs...the other is self-actualization.

Go ahead and dissect me

"Don’t think of that tennis ball as lost. Think of it as finally free."

'I don't know why Doc, but my life is really upside down...'

Hold for one more page, then roll over into the bended elbow, resting chin pose. Book yoga.

2 + 2 = 4. 2 x 2 = 4. Oh, I get it! It's a Zen thing!

The power of the brain

Cars follow the sign to the mall rather than the sign to the manger.

"You are responsible for editing your thoughts. I'm just here to audit them."

'You are being haunted by the spirit of a slimmer, trimmer, you.'

"You what? Well, you darn well ought to have a guilt complex"

'Your problems are caused by all-or- nothing thinking. It's either that, or you don't have any problems.'

'I always answer their questions with a question - it drives them nuts!'

Rodin's 'The Thinker' imagines himself as Rodin's 'The Kiss'.

"I worry that some people find me boring"

'No matter how hard I work, I'll never get higher on the food chain then this?'

"Maybe he's waving and drowning."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with worrying that you forget something."

Internal Prisons

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates. For dogs maybe, but not for cats.