"Murphy was an optimist!"
Deep Thoughts February 23, 2019 11:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyNo one ever promised it would be easy.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers February 22, 2019 7:17 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy<p><span class=”student”>Student:</span> I am only in control of this moment.<br /><span class=”master”>Master:</span> Then stop thinking about the moments yet to come.</p>
add a commentDeep Thoughts February 17, 2019 10:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyLife really should come with a sound track.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers January 17, 2019 12:53 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I am capable of so much more.
Master: Show me.
Of Grasshoppers January 3, 2019 1:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I can’t do this.
Master: You will do this.
Doug’s Mantras December 16, 2018 5:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Doug's Mantras, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being Dad, Philosophyadd a commentQuit using gutteral noises as a form of language.
Deep Thoughts November 13, 2018 8:29 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, Philosophyadd a commentIt is difficult to accomplish anything while your mind is trying to accomplish everything. –DM
True nobility is being superior to your former self October 22, 2018 2:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, Philosophy, Quoteadd a commentThere is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
—
Ernest Hemingway(not Hemingway)
Tears of a Parent aka Oh How I Cry September 6, 2018 10:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Family, Of Being Dad, Philosophy, PoetryMy children may never know
How many tears I shed for them
Tears of joy for their successes
Tears of sadness when they are down
Tears of regret for my mistakes
Tears of anguish at my shortcomings
Tears of frustration for lack of time
Tears of angst for their future
Tears of confusion when they do not listen
Tears of acknowledgment that they walk their own path
Tears of befuddlement for making the simple hard
Tears of acceptance for innocence lost
Tears of pride for the compliments they receive
Tears of satisfaction when they smile at their achievements
Tears of ecstasy seeing them grow into independent adults
There’s a Doug none of you know. July 18, 2018 8:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyI think I miss being angry.
add a commentIs the fight right July 18, 2018 4:48 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryTime is fleeting
In the metaphoric stream of life
Do we fight the current
Or go with the flow
You can push upstream
Or float down
Which way do you go
Depends upon your life goal
Is it the source
Which forces fight to deny You
Or is it the delta
You struggle to steer
So focused on the destination
We fail to see others in the stream
Sharing the same dream
Or are we all lemmings
Walking a path because we are told
At the beginning or perhaps end
Of life’s stream is the goal
The wise will take pause
And stand immobile
To be in the current
Current in the moment
And observe
The shores
The rocks
The fish
The trees
The others
Before we are too old.
Deep thoughts July 7, 2018 6:28 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyI could do with more life in my time.
add a commentWhy do we not see species other than humans drinking milk as adults? June 7, 2018 3:32 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Philosophy
Of Grasshoppers April 22, 2018 12:16 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I will do all that I can do today and nothing more.
Master: Who will do the rest?
Of Grasshoppers April 20, 2018 7:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I have failed.
Master: But have you given up?
