Stories To Live By

“Not what we say about our blessings but how we utilize them is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser

Life is just too short to take everything too seriously and not to laugh along the way. I for one am a huge proponent of infusing razor sharp humour into daily conversations, whether casual or much more work-related. I may have that stern look of stoicism but acquaintances know that I am a high-spirited person and, when in my element, quick at a repartee.

To adapt and improv on Balenciaga’s words:- ‘an architect must be a couturier for design, a sculptor for shape, a painter for colour, a musician for harmony, a philosopher for temperance. Self-denial, self-control, self-discipline — characteristics of a professional that practices temperance.

Not what we say about our blessings but how we utilize them is the true measure of our thanksgiving – to the one who had much, nothing was in excess;, to the one who had little, nothing was lacking.