21 November 1956 Had lunch with Mary Anderson today and after lunch we talked for a couple of hours. Mary Anderson feels safe to function in her family circle only, or in her professional, but – shuts out experience to the unfamiliar even to the extent of not permitting herself to have lunch at Wolf’s … Continue reading 21 November 1956 →

20 November 1956 After reading a little of “Creative Writing”, I looked through a few of my old notebooks, and came to this conclusion: most of my writing is a reaction to what I have read. Actually, there is very little original thinking. Of course, that may be all I have to work with – … Continue reading 20 November 1956 →

19 November 1956 Topics of recent interest: “Never give a fellow a second chance!” – the perfectionist attitude where ego and pride are involved. When you take the unforgiving attitude – you shut yourself out from any possible association. When you let a flaw become so emphasized it destroys the cloth – you make a … Continue reading 19 November 1956 →

17 November 1956 Excerpt from Collier’s article “Listen to . . . Jack Benny” Nov. 1956: “There are many, many golfers who would rather play golf than practice, but it is only the practice at golf that makes you a great golfer. When I was a kid violinist – up until I was about 15 … Continue reading 17 November 1956 →

15 November 1956 Paul Brunton: Do your work in the world – perform your duty, but do not make your happiness depend entirely upon personal results or benefits resulting from your actions . . .  The right attitude . . . is the attitude of agency of instrumentality rather than doership, the sense that (creation, … Continue reading 15 November 1956 →

14 November 1956 Billy & his social studies teacher (Barelli) had a disagreement on this subject. Barelli stated animals had not intelligence – they operated purely on instinct. Bill disagreed – claimed animals had intelligence. Result: Bill looked up my psych books and wrote a paper indicating and presenting evidence that Barelli was wrong. He … Continue reading 14 November 1956 →

12 November 1956 After a weekend at Alliance College with Kurt and Blanche, some interesting personality differences were raised in sharp relief. Kurt claimed I was reacting emotionally to Blanche’s dictatorial stand, rather than evaluating the situation as it really was. He commented, as he often does, that she was merely accustomed to compromise – … Continue reading 12 November 1956 →

2 November 1956 The crippling of a man’s soul is far more damaging than any physical crippling, defect, or distinction. Russel Porter summed up “free enterprise” in the N.Y. Times: “Americans do not believe in absolute power,” he said, “the American revolution was fought to gain freedom from absolute power, including its manifestations in economic … Continue reading 2 November 1956 →