Entries from February 2009 ↓

In the continued theme of humor to brighten any day or night (and, yes, at the risk of appearing completely ridiculous and irrelevant) i bring to you “This Frog”, my all-time favorite childhood sesame street tune, via Kermit the number one frog. At the time, of course, I had no clue about the nod to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” – a correlation which makes it all the more brilliant now. If this doesn’t give you a laugh, i don’t know what will….

THIS FROG

This frog has to go his own way
This frog doesn’t care what the other frogs say
This frog wants to be happy, and this frog has to try
This frog is gonna make it or know the reason why
I’m not gonna sit here like some dumb old bump on a log
That isn’t me!
I’m gonna be this frog!
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How to diffuse the worst possible scenario? With a good sense of humor of course!

Bad things happen,
This is inevitable.
We define our lives,
This is also true.
We get lost in the mire,
This too shall pass…

As Edward Lorenz, the father of modern chaos theory, famously said:

“The fluttering of a butterfly’s wing in Rio de Janeiro, amplified by atmospheric currents, could cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later.”

Turning up the corners of your mouth,
what will be your ripple effect?

In a nutshell, here’s the great secret to happiness as i see it:

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