Aphorisms
Daily Aphorisms and inspirational sayings to enhance your day.
David Watts has published 32 books in a variety of fields, poetry, haiku, memoir, medical short stories, mystery novels, deep conscious writing, translation and westerns. He is a classically trained musician, was a national radio and television host on PBS, Lifetime Network and NPR, and is on faculty at the Fromm Institute and the UCSF school of Medicine. These little wisdoms are lifted from previous writings and idyll musings.
“I have loved getting these …. a mind hug in the mornings.”
- Linda Scarborough, Co-Publisher, Williamson County Sun
“Each of these pearls of wisdom is a complete movie.”
- Lance Robbins, Executive Producer, Lifetime Television
“Agree or not, David Watts composes delicious mental chewing gum.”
- Shinji Eshima, Composer, Bass Violin, San Francisco Opera Orchestra
September, 2023
Daily Bouquet
“teenage lasts from thirteen to fifty”
“part of love is doing the hard things together”
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June 19, 2024
109 Flavors
“love is such delicious suffering”
“a smart fool is dangerous”
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July 24, 2024
A Blush of Balloons
“retirement is a job”
“power gives you the illusion you can get away with shit”
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December 1, 2024
A Friendship of Finches
Fourth in a series of explorations into the nature of life and human interaction.
“change to a faster lane and it will go slower”
“do something you're eager to get back to”
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December 6, 2024
Familiar Rivers
The 5th volume of Daily Aphorisms and inspirational sayings to enhance your day.
“things take longer than they take”
“people have that annoying habit of remembering what you say”
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May 16, 2025
The Grateful Heart
Sixth in a series of explorations into the nature of life and human interaction.
“find the kiss that is looking for you”
“the heart will never make the brain understand its reasons”
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October 17, 2025
Luminous Rain
Seventh in a series of explorations into the nature of life and human interaction.
“spend some time doing nothing”
“you get to a certain age and you don't bounce any more “
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