Published under ‘life’

quote of the week: on wisdom

Published under Favorite Quotes Apr 01, 2015

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” -Anonymous

The Power of Nuts

Published under Introspection Apr 01, 2015

A series of large studies, including the Nurses’ Health Study of 76,464 women and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study of 42,498 men, found that the more nuts people consumed, the less likely they were to die at any given age, especially of cancer or heart disease. And a clinical trial conducted in Spain showed that death rates were [...]

Eating whole grains was inversely associated with risk of all-cause mortality and death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, infections and other causes. People with the highest intake of whole grains, or in the highest quintile, had a 17% lower risk of all-cause mortality while the percentages for disease-specific mortality ranged from 11% to [...]

This insightful article by Frank Bruni sends an important message to both parents and children.  For parents, he discourages pressuring their children and forcing them to grow up too fast.  For children, he warns against treating school as if it’s only designed to get into college – it’s about learning, curiosity and acquiring a love [...]

Kudos to Cadillac!

Published under Interesting Random Stuff, Marketing Mar 26, 2015

Kudos to Cadillac on their new campaign message quoting Herman Melville: “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”    

quote of the week: on change

Published under Favorite Quotes Mar 25, 2015

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy

Quote of the week: on laughter

Published under Favorite Quotes Mar 18, 2015

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – E.E.Cummings

Really worth listening to and absorbing.