May 7, 2020

Thought  for Today 

 “Always  see  a fellow’s weak point in his wife.”  

James Joyce 

in Ulysses, 1922.  

Well, then where 

do you look if he’s 

a priest?

May 6, 2020

PEOPLE  SITTING  ON  STAIRS

As we all know, there are plenty

of places for sitting: on rocks,

on the grass, in malls, couches,

booths, boxes, and piano stools.

But the best – of course – is on

stairs – where others can spot

and see us from all angles – views – 

and nobody is in a power position.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

The stairs at St. Paul's in London.

May  6, 2020

Thought  for  Today

“The real history does not get written, because it is not in people’s brains but in their nerves and vitals.” 

A.   N. Whitehead,

Dialogues, 1953

May  5, 2020

LIFE’S   BIGGEST   LESSON?

What’s  life’s  biggest lesson?

That’s one of life’s best questions.

When you’re looking for a question-

to pop – when you’re at a wedding –

and you’re using crutches because

of a knee operation and the person

you’re seated next to is in a wheelchair.

Ask:  What's life's biggest lesson?

It could be, “Ask questions.”

To me at 80, my answer would be

CRUMBLE. For starters, crumble teaches 

us we’re not God. Crumble teaches us

that cookies crumble – so too toys –

and sidewalks and grandparents.

And relationships….  Relationships

crumble. Dad or mom gets a new

job in Dayton or Omaha and kids

have to go to new schools or a

girl dumps a boy. There’s better.

Ask: What’s life’s biggest  lesson?

What’s your best question? 

What's your best answer?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

May   5,  2020

Thought   for  Today

 “When people are least sure,  they are often the most dogmatic.”

J. K. Galbraith,

The Great Crash, 1955

May  4,  2020

IT’S  NOT  A  MOVIE

It’s not a movie.

“The End” might not come at The End.

The girl might not get the guy.

The girl might get some other guy.

Some scenes might not work.

Some lines might not work either.

Some parts might be quite boring.

It might be black and white and

we want everything in color.

Sometimes life is a comedy.

Sometimes life is a tragedy.

Sorry! Life does not give Oscars.

But there are lots of unexpected stars. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

May   4, 2020

Thought for Today

“Lloyd  George once remarked that negotiating with De Valera was like picking up mercury with a fork.  De Valera replied, ‘Why doesn’t he try a spoon?’”

Bernard Baruch,

The Public Years