There are about 2,000 “Observations” in this book.

Most vulnerable are the invincible.

Time sharpens perception.

Better to know little about lots
than lots about little.

Our standards are our limits.

Bliss happens.

Desire distorts reality.

Alternately, we are driven and repelled
by the winds of life.

Life subdues;
life elates.

Accelerate only when necessary.

Beware the fury of the discontented.

We all make the same mistakes.

Let storms pass.

Falling in love is the easy part.

Dependence is paralysis.

To be oneself requires no imitation.

Joy is no match for sorrow.

Lessons can be painful.

Heed signals.

Each of us is the CEO of our life.

Competition is the consumer’s only ally.

The littlest things
can make the biggest difference.

Consistency is mastery.

A setback may be a step forward.

When the obvious becomes apparent,
we grow.

The resourceful find a way.

Affluence can buy comfort
but not serenity.

The creative have no time off.

Today is because of yesterday.

Too much of anything is too much.

We are a product of our habits.

It’s not that we can’t;
it’s that we don’t.

Infatuation is an intoxicant.

More difficult than learning is unlearning.

Prepare to fly before flight time.

Attitude is the gift we give to ourselves.

Consider the consequences.

The rushed abuse time.

Passion has consequences.

Life is the conversation
we have with ourselves.

Adversity teaches.

Life ends.

Our wants dwarf our needs.

Patterns teach.

Listening rewards.

Many look; few see.

Life is a minefield.

Necessity teaches.

Tragedy is rooted in ignorance.

Question ‘teachers’.

Doers eclipse naysayers.