“Disharmony at home or work is toxic to a person’s physical disposition and mental health.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Balance-in-life Copy Share Image
“The emotional ingredients that sustain long-term relationships are kindness, thoughtfulness, and compassion.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Compassion Copy Share Image
“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Disappointment Copy Share Image
“We nurture our own being by respecting all people and consciously working to mitigate the pain of the world.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Compassion Copy Share Image
“Life is a collection of memories and feelings. Mawkish sentimentally urges us to engage in artistic overtures, we yearn to share with… — Kilroy J. Oldster Art Copy Share Image
“Time is inexplicable because it moves – clicks away – at steady increments, while increasing the past and bringing the future into… — Kilroy J. Oldster Creation Copy Share Image
“Each of us, along with our ancestors, inhabits the same cosmos. When we tell stories, we enter the stream of human consciousness;… — Kilroy J. Oldster Astronomy Copy Share Image
“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Darkness Copy Share Image
“A person writes similar to how a blind person uses brail. We grope along the palpable corridors of the mind’s organic texture… — Kilroy J. Oldster Artistic expression Copy Share Image
“People frequently ask me why I work so hard - prolong hours, infrequent vacations, and never calling in sick or missing work… — Kilroy J. Oldster Life itself Copy Share Image
“The ego is the culmination of our preferences and dislikes. Our ego represents the firm edges of how we perceive ourselves. An… — Kilroy J. Oldster Death Copy Share Image
“Witnessing the moonrise each month, a person cannot resist noting a modest sense of optimism tugging at his or her enclosed capsule… — Kilroy J. Oldster Metamorphosis Copy Share Image
“Attempting to express a person’s objective reality and subjective state of mind with the written word is an endless task because writing… — Kilroy J. Oldster Autobiographical Copy Share Image
“A person can hurry through or sleep walk through life, but whenever they stop to catch their breath or awaken from a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Anxiety Copy Share Image
“It is up to each one of us to immunize ourselves from any disabling bolts of anger and defend ourselves from the… — Kilroy J. Oldster Acceptance Copy Share Image
“A boss over steps the boundaries of good taste and the implied condition of good faith in an employment agreement whenever they… — Kilroy J. Oldster Boss Copy Share Image
“Writing is a pitched battle with the elusive self, a contest that resultant celebratory jubilee demonstrates the writer’s innate capacity to meld… — Kilroy J. Oldster Autobiography Copy Share Image
“The writer’s obsessions are twofold. First, communicate their thoughts onto paper with a great degree of precision in order accurately to express… — Kilroy J. Oldster Essayist Copy Share Image
“We live in a world of shadow and light, pain and joy. We spend our entire lives investigating the many possible patterns… — Kilroy J. Oldster Experiences-and-adventures Copy Share Image
“A writer is not born but made through study and sheer willpower and ability to embrace beauty and agony.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Authors Copy Share Image
“Literature supplements the lives of people and enables us to feel connected with the world. Shared stories blunt a sense of tragic… — Kilroy J. Oldster Authorial-viewpoint Copy Share Image
“A personality alters itself through a series of self-referential experiences. We are not the same as the day before. Much as a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Changing-your-attitude Copy Share Image
“The quality of any author’s effort at personal writing and thematic commentary hinges upon the author’s intrinsic limitations, personal vantage point, and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Autobiography Copy Share Image
“A person must make peace with oneself before they will find peace with the world.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Mindfulness Copy Share Image
“All experiences change us and personal writing is one of the most powerful agencies of change. The person who wrote these personal… — Kilroy J. Oldster Change Copy Share Image
