Peter Greene’s Rules for Life

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1. Bob Shepherd says:

   November 30, 2019 at 10:16 am

   I see that Peter’s wonderful list bears similarities to a sign for The Church of the Dude that reads:

   Dance. Grow things. Don’t be a dick.

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   • Bob Shepherd says:

     November 30, 2019 at 10:20 am

     https://me.me/i/the-latter-day-dude-dance-grow-things-try-not-to-be-10570943

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2. Bob Shepherd says:

   November 30, 2019 at 10:19 am

   This is a wonderful list! Hats off, Peter!

   Here’s one of my favorite rules for living. It’s from Mikhail Baryshnikov: “I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”

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3. Bob Shepherd says:

   November 30, 2019 at 10:52 am

   “Say yes.” –Peter Greene

   This is one of the basic rules of improv. When the other person does or says something, you say yes to it and build on it.

   And life–despite all the scripts others want you to follow–is basically improv.

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4. Bob Shepherd says:

   November 30, 2019 at 10:53 am

   “Most of what I’ve screwed up in life came from reacting in fear– not sensible evaluation of potential problems, but just visceral fear.” –Peter Greene

   Amen to that. Luciano Pavarotti said, “Lots of people sing as well as I do. The difference between me and them is that I’m not afraid.”

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   • retired teacher says:

     November 30, 2019 at 1:15 pm

     BTW, my daughter was in the children’s chorus at the NYC Metropolitan Opera for three seasons. The highlight for her was playing Pavarotti’s daughter in Tosca. He was a lovely man that gave her an autograph, even though it was “frowned upon” by management.

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     • Bob Shepherd says:

       November 30, 2019 at 1:23 pm

       How wonderful!!!! And my Lord, what a voice this man had!!!!

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     • retired teacher says:

       November 30, 2019 at 2:28 pm

       I went to several of the performances. Pavarotti, BTW, could not read music, but his voice was pure gold. He focused on the work, not the fame. He was no ‘divo.’

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5. carolmalaysia says:

   November 30, 2019 at 10:58 am

   “You are not necessarily going to be great. But you can always be better.” I like that thought.
   ……………………………….

   President Donald Trump posted his Thanksgiving message to Twitter Thursday morning. It was a photo of the President and First Lady earlier in the week, pardoning the turkeys in front of an audience in the Rose Garden of the White House.“Melania and I wish all Americans a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!” in a graphic. “HAPPY THANKSGIVING!” in all-caps was the text of the tweet.

   Meanwhile, also on Thursday morning, former President Barack Obama sent the nation a Thanksgiving message, far different from the Oval Office’s current occupant.
   It includes a photo of the Obama family helping to feed the needy and the homeless on the day before Thanksgiving, 2014.The message: “Today, we give thanks for our blessings, give back to those around us, and enjoy some time — and turkey, and maybe a little football — with the ones we love. From the Obama family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.”

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   • carolmalaysia says:

     November 30, 2019 at 11:01 am

     As of this writing President Trump’s tweet has nearly 75,000 likes and 13,900 retweets.

     President Obama’s tweet has nearly 153,000 likes and 17,600 retweets.

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     • Lloyd Lofthouse says:

       November 30, 2019 at 2:25 pm

       Trump will not like that.

       If he accidentally finds out that Obama’s Thanksgiving tweet had more likes then his, Trump will claim that illegal immigrants cast those “likes” and it is also fake news.

       Trump will go on to claim that he has had the most “likes” on twitter in all of history even as far back as the day Jesus Christ was born.

       Trump will Tweet that Jesus Christ’s Twitter account never had as many followers as Trump does.

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6. John Ogozalek says:

   November 30, 2019 at 7:56 pm

   Just got home after a long drive up to Syracuse University…..lit the Christmas star I built up by the road…and read Peter’s rules….great end to a long day.

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7. speduktr says:

   December 1, 2019 at 12:21 am

   I have never really figured out what the heck I am doing here, but Peter’s rules still mostly have applied. Thanks, Peter.

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