I recently came across Doug Brown's books and I noticed a similarity in tone to the stuff I've read procured from the "Self Help" section of my local Barnes 'n' Nobles. His work is about improving one's life, and I think all of us can agree that this is a "good thing". It gives me a lot to think about and take with me through the day and it's become an important part of my daily meditation regiment.
I've decided to use this thread as a sort of "repository of nowness" for everyone hanging out in this forum. Each day, I'll drop one of Doug's quotes up in here to be used as a sort of touchstone for starting your day. A place to come, focus, and then go out and be "other".
Doug's book, "Looking Glass Self - Hope, Optimism and the Journey Within", was published in 2012. A lot has happened between then and now, but the timeless nature of the wisdom contained therein has got to be good for at least another six years or so. And judging from the rave reviews online, I'm not the first to have been impressed by his unique insight regarding this big blue marble we call Earth and this crazy thing we call life.
My hope is that it will give all of you the same boost in
transformative morale,
impactful spirituality,
incentivized vigor,
actionable sexuality,
seamless spunk,
synergistic can-do and
disruptive nowness that it's given to me.
In no way am I taking credit for any of the quotes I'll submit here on a regular basis. This is Doug's work, and I'm simply bringing it to a wider audience. Although I haven't been given permission from Doug to quote his work here, I can't imagine there being any issue. I'm only quoting his work the way I'd quote Einstein, Neitzsche, Maya Angelou, Martin (both the comedian and the fantasy/fiction writer), or Abercrombie & Fitch.