The Quill and the Blade

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own” -Bruce Lee "Learn from everyone, follow no one, watch for patterns, work like (heck)." -Scott McCloud PLEASE NOTE: All posts were chosen SOLELY on the merit of the individual post. This blog does not support or condone any of the websites or personalities affiliated with each post. Use your critical thinking when following links & researching sources. ;)

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The law is a funny creature, isn’t it? Men conceive it, but somehow it goes on to become greater than men. In a world of such terrible complexity and mutability, law attempts to resist nuance and change. If all we are is the law...do we become something less than human? Become our own creation rather than it’s creators?... We need laws to protect us from our own wickedness. But should not a man wield the law as he does a sword--with skill and judgement and restraint, knowing when to strike home but also knowing when to give quarter--rather than be wielded by it?”

Crossing the Bar

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What's done is done...If the past could be undone, none of our choices would matter. (Sometimes) the past hurts, and it's meant to. That pain is needed to teach you what needs to be done for the future. It shows you things about yourself you never knew before, shows you how strong you can be.

Emocezi

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"I'm never going to give up helping animals."

Meet the vet who treats homeless people's pets for free.

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Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts

Your friend shares a story on Facebook. You read the headline and you think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help you sniff out fact from fake.

Pretty basic advice, but a topic that is only becoming more important to think about as time goes on...

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1 second Meditation. Worth watching.

“How many breaths does it take to meditate?” ;)

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This former NFL player created a specialty gym to train and rehabilitate disabled veterans.

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Whether it’s art, writing, martial arts training:

One of the most important things for any creator to learn: “Finished, Not Perfect.”

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This is an example of true sportsmanship

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This musician helps NYC’s homeless get enough money to eat just by playing next to them

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Jack Sock showed what good sportsmanship is all about.

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...." you focus on making sure we don't die,I'll focus on making sure we live..." the two balances to a startup.....

Danny Sikkens

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Interesting discussion of humor, “just joking,” and why it can be important to understand where your funnies are coming from, and when you might need to point out that a joke is messed up.

I try to avoid posting things with a political bent, but the general idea here is still important.  If the parts where Trump is used as an example bother you, just substitute the name of the last person you experienced doing something similar.

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A powerful comic strip about how to deal with people’s envy and insults.

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Drinking games, sex talk and jigsaws - this is life in a unique Dutch retirement home. Young and old live side-by-side sharing the joys of life, and the sadness of death, together. See the full version of this Dateline Short on our website: http://bit.ly/1NyFDFU

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Meet the world’s oldest hip-hop crew. They’re called Hip Op-eration, the average age is 79, and they’re New Zealand’s most unlikely celebrities. Now they just have to convince their families that they won’t be growing old gracefully.

Read more at: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/story/growing-old-disgracefully