Today we meditate on the first Tenant of being a Knight of Moleskine, Spirit and Ale....THINKING!
"I am, therefore, I am, I think?"
-Moody Blues
“When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,other things become bad.”
~Lao Tzu
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
-Hamlet, via Shakespeare (maybe?! lol)
What do you think?
Sir Hook the Thunker of Warrick
ah ..the most important tenent.
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If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win but you think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will -
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise;
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battle doesn't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins,
Is the one who thinks he can.
Sir D ( "It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. " ) of Oxfordshire
Aye! Well said Sir D! Conquering yourself is closely related to knowing your enemy...which more times than not, is yourself...when you fail to think you can!
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Sir Hook the Conquerer of Warrick
Today is also Walpurgis Night...a great night to light the bonfire and think before the dawn of May Day!
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..... aye its May Day eve here in Oxford... ( see my KMSA blog of
ReplyDelete1st May 2008 ) So it will be an all night with Jetlag.. a 5 band rock and roll drinkathon at the Wheatsheaf... a Lock-in at the half Moon on Magdalen Bridge and out into the dawn early light for the mass crowd and singing of the choirs on Magdalen Tower at 6am...and a beer breakfast..in the White Horse.. yikes...Shine on you Crazy Diamonds !!!!
sir DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Now that's what I'm talking about! WOOOHOOO! I have to make this date down for a trip across the pond. Oh, hell...maybe me and Lady A should just set up shop over there!
ReplyDeleteSir Hook the Polished Crazy Diamond of Warrick
Sir D, you MUST report with photos again this year.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so there are no rules here, so you don't MUST, but please share when you're feeling less foggy!
Sir Bowie -- who did sit out by a fire for a little bit before the rains came -- of Greenbrair
....ah there you are Bowie.. sorry Big Guy didn't have my camera on me.....hands full with beers.... but i know you are hungry for footage of us all here...so here is a link to the Oxford Mail...and a video... and if you scroll to the bottom you'll find other headlines too...
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sounds like you might be in Kentucky as i write this...
" Oh dee Doo Da Day "....
Of O.