Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. Benjamin Franklin 1706 – 1790 I’m not sure where or when the word “cuckoo” became associated with doing something foolish or crazy; I think cuckoo birds are fairly smart and cunning. As proof, I offer the amazing behavior of one species of cuckoo birds, called brood parasites. Here is what the cuckoo hens do. They find a particular type of nesting bird and stake out its nest. When the nesting hen leaves, the cuckoo bird immediately goes to the nest and lays an egg there. When the unsuspecting …
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Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams 1957 – Recently, my daughter introduced me to a wonderful Polish saying that many of us should take to heart. The phrase captures a wealth of wisdom in its few words: “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” The essence of the phrase is simple: the situation at hand isn’t yours to manage; it’s someone else’s problem. But the truth is, a lot of us go out of our way to take on other people’s problems. So why do we get involved with …
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A faithful friend is a strong defense: And he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure. Ecclesiastes 6:14 We all engage in worry at times — some of us on a daily basis. Many of the things we worry about have little chance of happening, so a lot of the time and energy we spend worrying is wasted. However, there are legitimate things about which we can and should worry. When things aren’t going well in a business, it’s foolish to take a Pollyanna attitude and just assume things will work out. Likewise, when you have personal …
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