E.E. Cummings provides some Tuesday Truth

kisses are a better fate than wisdom,
for life’s not a paragraph
And death I think is no parenthesis.

For real.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Whether you’re dancing, imagining or just walking along with a friend. Stay in the moment. It is your only true possession.

Terry Pratchett on why Cats get away with sh*t.

Terry Pratchett is a triumph of wordsmithing and British awesomeness. Read as much of his work as you can, but if you only have time for 2 sentences of his today, make them these. And I capitalized cats because I didn’t want to upset the clearly feline Gods/Goddesses of the Internets.

Simon & Garfunkel remind us of the revolutionary spirit.

The song that had these words came out of the assassination of JFK. I wonder which words will come to survive when our generation forgets and only the great parts of who we were endures when judged. The Sound of Silence helped define an era, with ours yet uncomplete and undefined.

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” ~Charlie Chaplin

Just in case you were raised on more recent comedy, you need a dose of Chaplin. The man was not only a pioneer and visionary, but , when given the chance to speak, he said the best thing ever. If you don’t believe me, see below. And yes, the speech makes a dope thing to sample when it comes to making cool music.