Sunday, July 15, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Climbing the Cosmic Ladder
Being good and doing the right things should be natural behavior for all of us but it usually isn't. For many people, being a good person and a good citizen is considered to be somehow, unimaginably, an affront to their freedom and personal liberty. But that is not what life is about.
Earth is a planet for you to enjoy and a place for you to learn about life during your "first time at bat" as a willed creature. The world is not a playground just for our amusement and pleasure. That is the smaller picture of who and what we are and why we are here. The big picture of our Earthling sojourn is to overcome our natural beginnings and strive for an eternal life that we must earn.
The way to being a good person and a good citizen who does the right things is like climbing a cosmic ladder to eternity. On this ladder there are four rungs for us to climb on our way to becoming a good person and a good citizen who does the right things.
The First Rung
Being good and doing the right things because you are afraid you will be punished if you don't.
The Second Rung
Being good and doing the right things because you want others to do the same for you.
The Third Rung
Being good and doing the right things because you want to be a good person who does the right things.
The Fourth Rung
Being good and doing the right things because you want what is best for others.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Verified Valentine
Find the good within yourself and in others because that is all the good there is in this world.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Book of Secrets
Some secrets can be seen and heard but big secrets must be read.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Secret of Being You
Be yourself at all times but never be completely satisfied with who or what you are.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Six Secret Rules for Followers
1. Walk beside those who are empowered to lead others and not behind them.
2. Trust their authority but not implicitly.
3. Always question the actions of those who lead others and dare to challenge their authority when their actions are not in the best interests of everyone.
4. If those who lead are allowed to be transparent, they will deceive you.
5. Hold those who lead others accountable, instead. This is the real burden of leadership.
6. Repay the accountability of those who lead with guarded loyalty and an inquisitive mind. This is the real burden of citizenship.
Monday, August 8, 2011
The Secret of Sharing Power
There is a time for leading and a time for following but there should never be a time for conquest or surrender.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Funerals
"Funerals are for phony people who pay their respects to the dead instead of paying attention to the living." — science fiction author Michael Casher, May 2006
Sunday, May 1, 2011
21st Rule of Thumb
Never live your entire life for others but always live part of your life for someone else.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Blind Fool Running
Some secrets are meant to be shared.
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Author's Note: "Blind Fool Running" by Jonco Bugos does not contain any content from the Jonco Bugos blog. "Blind Fool Running" is a 104-page novella. Jonco Bugos (my alter ego) is the pen name I use for writing literary fiction and for writing the Jonco Bugos blog and the Think-A-Holic Lounge blog. Thank you.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Three Circles Of Time
If you fear the future, you will squander the present.
If you squander the present, you will regret the past.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Skeleton Key
The search for everlasting life begins with the here and now.
Recognize the beauty and the opportunities presented to you each and every day and appreciate the world around you. When you seize the day, you not only secure tomorrow, you guarantee the day after.
Only then will you find that the key to eternity is hidden inside the moment.
Friday, February 4, 2011
21st Rule of Thumb
Just because you have a mind to do something is no reason to assume that you should.
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