Posts Tagged ‘illusion’

Go for an arresting Claim?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Remember the Wizard of Oz?  When the great curtains of the Emerald City
were finally pulled back, Dorothy and her friends found?nothing.   Just
a small anxious figure who had until then been able to project a big
confident illusion.   Well, advertising people have been hiding a
dreadful secret, they have nothing to hide, nothing to propose, and,
worse still, nothing to support their bombastic illusions!

Listen to an ad man speak and you would not gain the impression of a
master strategist, towering intellect, communications colossus and
business titan whom we underestimate at our peril.

Illness as a Teacher: How the Realization of Your Mortality Can Transform Your Life

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

We walk the line between life and death each day. Watching Kari fight, it was clear for me how precious and fleeting our time on Earth really is. I feel things more intensely. Through this experience, I’ve noticed that I am spending more and more time doing what I love and less and less time worrying and judging myself. Here are some gems of wisdom this experience has afforded me.

Copyright (c) 2008 Elizabeth Davis


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