GETINHERHEAD BLOG

Intentions are Crap

A person who often reminds of what is important said something that perked my ears up lately:

"In the end, you won't be judged on what you've read but rather on what you've done."

In other words, thoughts/intentions/'what's in your head' = nothing/zero/denada/crap.

This outlook on life makes things harder for those of us who like to think great thoughts, profess patience and thoughtfulness.

It's all about action and results. Does that mean you get a rob a store to give your beloved those diamond ear rings? Nope - gotta play by the rules. But you've got to produce. You've got to DO something. Those beautiful thoughts have to translate into action.

So, what are you going to DO?

Best Marriage Advice, Part 1

Wisdom comes from all places. Unfortunately, much of it is only listened to in obituaries.

A young woman thought she had met the man of her dreams. She called her father to ask "What is love?" Since her father was paying for the call he kept it short. "As far as I can tell," he said, "it is passion, admiration and respect. If you have two, you have enough. If you have all three, you don't have to die to go to heaven."

Thank you, Mr. du Aime, for your brevity and thoughtfulness.

Want to Earn $100,000? All you need is a Priest and....

Money can't buy you happiness, right? That being said, if you woke up and found $100,000 extra just sitting in your bank account, I'm guessing you'd be pretty happy. (Or, at this time in our lives, a mortgage banker with a direct line to Mr. Paulson.)

Yes! You'd be thrilled! You'd think of all the things you could do with the money: patching the house, retiring the old car, paying for a kids education, starting a foundation, etc....

Well, if you are in a good marriage, congrats - you just found the $100K.

David Blanchflower, a Dartmouth professor in economics (and, coincidentally, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England), found out that a good marriage is worth the same as finding an extra $100K in your pocket.

Granted, nothing is truly free. But, if you are in a good marriage, at least it's fun earning the dough.... (And, yes, this is old news but new to me. Thank you DAM!)