Journeys in the form of words
I try to make it my mission every year to watch Band of Brothers and The Pacific at some point. I would encourage anyone, regardless of culture, to give both of these television series a viewing. I do not encourage this lightly, but I feel that it is important to understand the price of freedom …
A journey of words began. Did the first sentence matter? The first paragraph? The first page? Chapter? Of course! The right words in the right order make the recipe for those perfect stories. Who decides what order is the right recipe? One of my favorite philosophies on books and writing is that all the right …
I wish that there was more time in every day. More time with family. More time for books. More time for movies. More time for entertainment. Is there more time? More time comes with how that time is managed. How that time is economized. It is all about the planning. Failing to plan is planning …
Currently reading the Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. So far, interesting enough to continue, but definitely lacking when compared to the Percy Jackson or Gods of Olympus series. I am hoping that things will pick up further in the series, but it is starting to feel like he is trying to milk an …
"We just found Sydney, We've got it. It's absolutely crystal clear. She's sitting upright in a small debris field. There's no doubt about it. The Prime Minister or anybody else can announce it. We have found HMAS Sydney."- David Mearns (The Shipwreck Hunter) The Shipwreck Hunter is a different sort of inspirational experience. You don't …
"If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right."- Admiral William H. McRaven (Make Your Bed) I love a good military story, but if you are looking for a book about war, Make Your Bed might not exactly be the book for you. Yes, it is a book …
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."- Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) I will never forget the first time I read this book. I wasn't the fastest or most committed reader at the time but I still got through this book in less than 4 days. I …
"When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us."- Alan Watts (The Way of Zen) I don't know that I would consider myself to be religious or spiritual. If I were to attach myself to any way of thinking, …
"Failure isn't final. It's necessary. It's the fuel that allows you to advance. To succeed."- Tim Kennedy (Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself) You are not misreading that. The title for today's book is longer than the quote. That does not make the quote, or the …
"It won't always go your way, so you can't get trapped in this idea that just because you've imagined a possibility for yourself that you somehow deserve it. Your entitled mind is dead weight. Cut it loose. Don't focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim on what you are willing to earn."- David …
Journeyman's Legacy 