Anger and Work - Toni Morrison - Tired of being angry

I get angry at things, then go on and work.

from: Toni Morrison Author and Teacher

Disclosure: I know little about Toni Morrison. Yes, I should read her writings. But I have my own writings to get out of my head.

I found this quote because I have become tired of being angry. Maybe I should just scream myself into a coma, but I think I would still wake up anger. Screw the Serenity Prayer. Stuff admonitions of how anger is caused by fear. Stifle thoughts of turning the other cheek. Suffocate ideas of rising above. Smother the idea that this is not productive.

But then, a sliver of sanity and the simplicity of Morrison's quote. As I have written before, I like to find the origin of quotes I use, and this one I found (unless this is photoshopped )

So, my two options are to keep my hand in the fire or to move into action. Since I am writing this, I have chosen movement. This entry can be considered the equivalent of picking myself up and brushing myself off. And I have a lot of schmutz to brush off.

I don't remember if I blogged about this idea or not, but I had the thought that to have a perfect day one needs to have the "perfect day before." Get everything lined up and the little stuff addressed. So, in the vein of moving forward, it is little stuff day. Just stay in action taking care of things that have been bother me. The mess in the desk drawer. The two non-ironed shirts. The box of half-useful pens and pencils. Just stay in action.

If I am not in action, then I'll be in the Land of Anger. And I am tired of that locale.

Gratitudes: Bifocals, bluetooth earphones, mangoes.

Comments

We shape our buildings - Winston Churchill - Be in action

We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us. from: Winston Churchill, Painter , Political Survivor, Orator , and Nobel Prize for Literature Winner So much negativity in the world and in my thoughts. Originally, I was looking for a quote about the benefits of having positive thoughts. Sigh. There are many quotes like that out there, but the ones I found where either by celebrities or self-help gurus. Not that what they are saying is not useful, it is just I wanted elegant, powerful bon mots from a profound source. So, Churchill. I'd written down in my notes about this quote. It was made in a speech to rebuild the House of Commons after a bombing raid. I noted the quote because it agrees with my belief that architecture influences those who encounter it, whether for good or bad. But in this case, I am presenting it to my gentle readers as a metaphor. Like: "You reap what you sow," or "You've made your ...

Never Lose Enthusiasm - Aldous Huxley - Secret of Genius

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. attributed to: Aldous Huxley First, I am a little uncomfortable with using this quote. Normally, I research the origin of a quote for assurances of correctness. However, after ten minutes of weeding through google results of pinterest, twitter, and the huge quotation cites, I could not find the context of this quote nor conformation that it was Huxley. Sigh. If any of my gentle readers have the citation and context of this quote, it would be greatly appreciated. Second, I decided just to get on with the blog. What is important? Spending time verifying a quote (which is not the main purpose of the blog) or crystallizing my idea in writing. And then to get on living life. Enthusiasm. This is what attracted me to this quote. When things were dark for me, I didn't even have the en...

Only lazy ones - Helena Rubinstein - Break the bad habits

There are no ugly women, only lazy ones. from: Helena Rubinstein , Immigrant, Entrepreneur I can hear it. "OH MY GAWD!" "SEXIST" "UNBELIEVABLE" Well, it is all about the context. And if someone knows the context of this quote, please put it in the comments. I picked this one today because I wanted something that was about BEING IN ACTION and breaking the lazy habit. And this quote, in the context of our times, is provocative. But, it gets one thinking (that is if a person's cognitive biases prevents them from pursuing critical thinking). I read this and thought: This is about how you can always improve yourself. But why don't people improve themselves? Originally, my idea for today's quote was about how lying is intellectually lazy. I have said this and thought that it must be a quote. But searching the Google machine yielded nada. I was very surprised. Maybe, if some day I get published I will ...

Benevolent Quotations

Search This Blog