Be honest. Do what you believe to be right. Don’t worry about what others think. – Lowell “Dixie” Hapner [He actually would say “Don’t care what other people think.” But don’t worry probably conveys his intention better … or not. He could be pretty crass.]
Month: December 2024
Our Essence
At the end, all that you will have is your integrity. If you give up your integrity, you have lost all that you are. – Hap
On Mirrors
Behave so that the person staring at you from the mirror will like you. That’s personal integrity. – Hap
On the Past
do not focus on the dead. you cannot fix your relationship with the dead. you cannot change the past, only avoid repeating the same mistakes. the dead are gone; cherish their memory; honor their existence. live w/o regret, paralysis, or binding-resentment. live free. when you fail, get up. shake the dust from yourself & do […]
How I Live
do the next right thing | don’t worry about what others think – Hap if you screw up, do the next right thing. [and you will screw up] you determine what your right thing is … no one else.
On Life
apart from self-expression, this existence is all meaningless. we evolved. there is no grand plan, no hidden purpose or secret. this is it. we get these few moments on the stage, no rehearsal, no second act. that is why I encourage everyone to express their true selves. – Hap
21st Century History
December 28, 2024 Summary of 21st Century history to date: The world has been taken over by butt-hurt billionaires who think they know more than everyone else & willing to pay to rule the world.
Visión Fantasmal
Cowering, humans flee. Rape and murder, enlightened terrors Plough through mortal roads and valleys. Farmhouse walls and hovel stalls tremble. Napoléon’s caissons roll by Goya’s anxious heart dissembles. # The twin horrors enraged Abandoned by raison, the monsters Monarchy, Papacy, uncaged. Outside his pastoral window frames Life evolves, spawning dark monsters, Hollow, vile and evil […]
Implications
On an evolutionary scale and scheme, an individual life is utterly meaningless – devoid of meaning. No human – not Einstein nor Mandela – matters or has an impact on an evolutionary scale. Humans are magnificent animals. That is all. To seek meaning and purpose, to seek significance beyond living … these efforts create anguish, […]
Ode to a Goddess
Rhodopis, plied that ancient trade, Among the elite in the city of sailors she gave. A rosy-cheeked beauty, the spirit and image of Nefertiti did bathe. # An eagle snatched Rhodopis’ sandal, flew far away, To Pharoah’s throne in the beautiful and enduring town. Spying the King, that bird flung the sandal into his royal […]