Know when to keep thy mouth shut

"Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest."
~ William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, (1564-1616)

It's Crafty

Thanks to the "secret squirrel" at The Crafty Woman Podcast for featuring my music in her first show.

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My take on marriage

The topic of marriage has been on my mind after some recent observations as well as questions directed my way. I'm not an expert, but I have been married several years. My wife and I married very young (by today's standards). I felt no need to wait around. You know when you know. Stop being scared. It's never going to be easy. Marriage takes compromise. The issues surrounding separation and divorce typically relate to marrying for the wrong reasons or bad communication (e.g. pressure from family or friends, your age, "thinking" your in love, not truly living love).

Here is some good advice my eldest brother (Andy) once gave me: "...make sure you're head over heals..."

Awhile back I recorded and shared (yet mildly hesitant) a history of my song "I Do." I received a lot of positive response. This recording was included on a version of CastBlaster.


Rob Costlow - History of "I Do"

"Our housekeeping is mendicant, our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion we have not chosen but society has chosen for us."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist & lecturer (1803 - 1882)

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."
~ Benjamin Franklin, American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist & philosopher (1706 - 1790)

Active Thoughts

I've been working on a few. Have you?

"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German playwright, poet, novelist and dramatist. (1749-1832)

Live life

"Do not fear death so much, rather the inadequate life."
~ Bertolt Brecht, German socialist dramatist, stage director, and poet. (1898-1956).

Put aside worry. Go be and live. Life is for living.

Be Satisfied

"This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction."
~ Henry David Thoreau, American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, best known for the book, Walden

A very hard statement to live by. Being happy with what we have is tough. It seems to be inherit in common thought to always want more. But in nature we have everything we need.