Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Each morning By George posts an inspirational message on our Facebook page. It’s put there to poke you, make you reflect on what is significant, and to help us all start the day in the right frame of mind. Here are a few examples… Join us on Facebook – and start your day…
The By George editorial mission is to share provocative thoughts on the pages of this on-line journal, on our Facebook page, and with our regular tweets of quotes and quirky observations. We connect daily to provide inspirational thought, motivation – and fun into our readers’ days. Visit the pages of this By George Journal for…
Recently I came across a column by Martha Beck about the life lessons we need to “unlearn” if we are to attain a sense of satisfaction in our lives. Her list of ten are a good reminder for us to rethink those “truths” we hold close. Here’s Beck’s retake on some old lessons: Problems…
Entering a week, I always feel good once I have reviewed and recited a few positive sayings. It is our personal reaction to motivational and inspirational quotes that has By George offer daily tweets, providing our followers with a boost through their workday. Here are By George Journal’s last 20 FAV tweets to set you…
We all need more of the great, provocative musings from American author, the masterful Kurt Vonnegut. His off-kilter perspective on life breathes vitality into our whacky, modern world and those unintelligentable questions we are faced to grapple with. More importantly, his sensitive treatment of the human condition provides us with important guideposts for a healthy…
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us. Insist on yourself. Never imitate. What is success? To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of…
Here are three of our favourite wall posters from the summer months. On our Facebook page each day, By George plasters graffiti to motivate and inspire. Consider joining the By George conversation on Facebook by clicking here: Chris George.
Each day By George tweets quotes to motivate and inspire. Consider following us on Twitter to gain a source of positive energy. Imagine getting anyone of these tweets (below are the last 25 FAV tweets sent out this summer). You can join us on Twitter by clicking here: @ByGeorgeJournal. Whatever you can do or dream…
Here are our most recent 25 “favourite” quotes that we have tweeted in the past month. You can receive these bons mots regularly by joining us on Twitter @ByGeorgeJournal. “Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” – Leonardo da Vinci “Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is…
A Day in the Life of Man – Sustenance for the Soul is a moving collection of verse, thoughts and quotes that takes the reader through an average day – from dawn to dusk. Page by page, as one experiences his day, this assortment of thoughts will encourage reflection, reawaken aspirations, and draw energy from…
By George has been on Twitter for a while now, and we have a few wonderfully inspiring people who we follow (and who follow us). Everyday we re-tweet some great quotes to motivate and inspire. Here are our 15 of our most recent RTs: Your life is magnificent not because someone says it is, but…
These are three posts from Chris George’s Facebook page this past week. Join the By George conversation on Facebook.
Weekly, By George shares dozens of provocative thoughts on the pages of this journal, on our Facebook page and with our regular tweets of quotes and quirky observations. We connect daily to provide inspirational thought, motivation – and fun into the work day. Join the By George conversation on Facebook – Twitter –…
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. – Mark Twain There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. – Willa Cather Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also. – Carl Jung The more…
How many undervalue the power of simplicity! But it is the real key to the heart. – William Wordsworth I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple. – Albert Einstein I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. – Lao…
Here are 25 of our most recent FAV tweets from the By George Journal Twitter stream: There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way. – Christopher Morley There is more to life than increasing its speed. – Gandhi It’s not what happens to you, but how…
Over the past few days, By George has re-posted our top-15-favourite wall posters of 2012 on our Facebook page. Readers will know that in past commentaries, we have argued the notion that FB wall posts are modern man’s hieroglyphics. When you skim through a FB timeline, it is akin to gazing over a wall in…
Thou canst pass thy life in an equable flow of happiness, if thou canst go by the right way, and think and act in the right way. These two things are common both to the soul of god and to the soul of every rational being, not to be hindered by another; and to hold…