Once one school of thought is finished, another must begin.

There are no vacations from one's own school of thought,
but there may be school trips.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - May 18, 1995

"It is not life (a noun) that matters,
but living (a verb) that is most important.

Action words speak louder than nouns.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - May 19, 1995

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...
...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
H. Lee

"It is not life (a noun) that matters,
but living (a verb) that is most important.

Action words speak louder than nouns.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - May 19, 1995

Express yourself.
If you are a singer or a musician, be music.
If you are a writer, be language.
An artist -- art.
A dancer -- movement.
And if you are a dreamer...  
...then become the dream.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - March 9, 1995

Is it true that when one tries to define love one somehow makes love in someway inadequate?
M. Alibrando

"I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth. "
S. Peck

Originally written - July 24, 1995

It is not always possible to give something that offers monetary
value to one who shares a kindred spirit, better, then, to
give ideas which may be turned into future fortunes.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - February 24, 1996

Choose freedom.

The more democratic your life,
the harder it is to manage,
but the better your final results will be.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - August 18, 1995

You cannot become a superman if, for you, life is kyptonite.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - December 20, 1996

"...The meaning in life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour.
What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general
but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment."
V. Frankl

"...Each man is questioned by life;
and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life;
to life he can only respond by being responsible."
V. Frankl

Originally written - December 23, 1994

If it is not possible to give money to a kindred spirit,
then give ideas which may be turned into future fortunes.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - February 24, 1996

Take advantage of rare occasions to do something different.
Some of the nicest surprises are those that we give to ourselves.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - February 29, 1996

Some of the greatest authors who have ever written have never published one word of even their greatest works for fear of rejection.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - May 7, 1996

What would you call the willingness to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing growth?
M. S. Peck

Why are we afraid of learning about love?

Are we afraid of discovering that love is something which can be learned and that we somehow got our lessons wrong?
Have we forgotten that learning is a process of trial and error?
When we error in a math lesson don't we often go back and rework the problem and then check our answers with people who know the correct answers?
Don't these people also write math textbooks and don't we trust them to know the best approaches for solving similar problems found in similar lessons?
Then why don't we trust people who have learned about love?
People who have researched and experienced love and have written essays, papers and books about what they have learned about love?
Could we be afraid that love lessons will somehow diminish the magical effect love has in our lives?
Is there a magic that take one and one and turn them into two?
Why must love be magical?
If mathematical formulas make like easier when working with numbers, then why wouldn't formulas for better relationships make life easier when learning about love?

Why are we afraid to learning about love?
M. Alibrando

Originally written - February 28, 1996

Sometimes in order to find an answer to an important question
you must fully submerge yourself in the process of
seeking out that answer.

Much like a sponge which cannot absorb very much
when only being dipped into water,
neither can one find important answers
when only occasionally looking for them.

But when entirely submerged that same sponge will
find itself over flowing with the water, just as you will
find yourself overflowing with answers
while you are submerged within the process of
asking questions and seeking truths.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - February 25, 1996

"We are not for everyone and everyone is not for us.
The question is, If we cannot be with another, can we at least not hurt them?
Can we, at least, find a way to coexist?"
L. Buscaglia

"Any thing that is learned can be unlearned.
In this process called change lies our real hope."
L. Buscaglia

Originally written - July 28, 1993

Secrets can be harmful to any relationship, but especially with the relationship of the true-self.

Improve your listening skills. This may require listening to that which is not normally heard.

Listening between the vibrations can be very revealing.
M. Alibrando

"The genius of communication is to be both totally honest and
both totally kind at the same time."
J. Powell

"Sticks and stones may break our bones,
but words will break our hearts."
R. Fulghum

Originally written - July 25, 1993

Words rarely express exactly what one means to say.
M. Alibrando

Language confounds those ideas which have yet to be fully realized.
M. Alibrando

Words often get in the way on the path to enlightenment.
M. Alibrando

Some of the best ideas cannot be expressed in words.
Sometimes you just need to build a light bulb and then
turn it one for others to see how it works.
M. Alibrando

Even adults can sometimes falter and act like children again.  This can be either a blessing or a return of the worst elements of childhood.

The schoolyard during recess can be both a place of rapture and of trauma.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - July 20, 1993

"Hatred paralyzes life;
Love releases it.
Hatred confuses life;
Love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life;
Love illuminates it."
M. L. King Jr.

"The ultimate measure of a man
is not where he stands
in moments of comfort
and of convenience,
but where he stands
at times of challenge and controversy."
M. L. King Jr.

"... our lives have many painful moments,
many baptism of fire,
sickness, loneliness, loss, and failure,
which we must pass through
before we can enter into life,
before a whole new world is opened up to us."
J. Powell

Originally written - July 12, 1993

"The argument that things have always been so, however,
does not mean that things should ever be thus."
J. Meacham

What sets you free?
M. Alibrando

"Eventually you learn there are no rules except the ones you make up."
R. Bradbury

Profound word provoke profound thoughts.
M. Alibrando

Follow the path that best leads you to you.
M. Alibrando

Those who wish to become artist are often doodlers.
Those who wish to become writers should try doodling in words.
M. Alibrando

"It's not how many times you get knocked down, it's how quickly you get up."
J. Biden quoting his father

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
V. Lombardi

"The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall."
Confucius

Wisdom - real truth -  is ever constant.
M. Alibrando

"There is no one who does not eat and drink.
But few there are who really know flavor."
Confucius

"When the archer misses the center of the target,
he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure within himself."
Confucius

"He who learns to be his true self is one who finds out what is good and holds fast to it."
Confucius

Originally written - March 23, 1993

"Having the capacity for love
is not the same as
having the ability for love."
L Buscaglia

"All roads lead to the same place.
All thoughts go to the same conclusion."
Confucious

"We are all much less than we can be."
L. Buscaglia

Some concepts are like the image of a lit candle in a holder.
A blink later and two lovers stare intently into each others eyes.
M. Alibrando

Love can be like cotton.
When found in it's natural state, it can be wonderful to touch and feel.
But, like cotton, it can be refined, textured, colored, blended and
woven into an even more wonderful and beautiful cloth.

Love can be worn, like a garment,
beautifully displayed for all to see,
or hidden as an undergarment.

When do you get to be the person you always wanted to be?

Create and wear the garment of your choice.

Every wardrobe has it's accessories.

Change is inevitable, beneficial and the reason
your mental closet is full of possibilities.

You can help others to accept and be open to you
mostly by accepting and revealing yourself to others.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - May 26, 1993

"We can lead only insofar as we go before."
M. S. Peck

Risk nothing,
Chang nothing.
M. Alibrando

Are you a child pretending to be an adult,
or an adult pretending to be a child?
M Alibrando

How strong is you fear of being discovered for being a fraud?
M. Alibrando

When will you decide that
you have finally suffered enough?
M. Alibrando

"Are you truly happy with who you are?
If so, can you maintain your happiness
no matter where you go,
what you do or
who you are with?"
M. Alibrando

"We are all rich and ignore the buried fact of accumulated wisdom."
R. Bradbury

"...go forth into the world and explode an idea."
Me misquoting R. Bradbury