“The earth is a classroom and everyone here is a student. The experiences that come your way, the problems that come your way, are your lessons. So every person you meet is your teacher. If you can keep that in mind as you are going through your day-to-day activities, you may be able to make …
Month: August 2022
“Be kind. Say thank you. Hold the door open. Compliment as many people as you can. Point out the good and be the good. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Love, serve and care. The world needs more of this today!” — Jon Gordon “When you walk with the Beloved, you walk …
Many of us feel deeply that we want to make a difference — we want our lives to mean something in the bigger scheme of life. While this is a noble motive, we might want to explore what lies at its root. Does the drive to make a difference arise from ego’s need to feel …
“Always be reaching for a little better in your thoughts. If you like something, imagine it a little better, and a little better. Make this a habit and watch your good fortune grow.” — William DeFoore “Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must …
Tolerance is based on going beyond the superficial things that divide us. It’s the result of turning within and coming to know the self. If I can deal with my own ego, then my own anger can be resolved. This goes a long way in resolving external issues too. With my own ego out of …
“Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned — not to see what is not.” — Maria Mitchell “You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself.” — Beryl Markham “To be authentic is literally to be your own author…, …
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” – Lao Tzu “When you encounter difficulties and contradictions,do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” — Saint Francis de Sales “Patience can’t be acquired overnight.It is just like building up a muscle.Every day you need to …
The biggest disease of the mind is over-thinking, especially too much thinking about others: What they did, what they should do, what they should have done, what they said, what you wished they had said, why they spoke at all. All of these rob the mind of its inherent serenity. Thinking too much is like …
“Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.” — Gary Zukav “Mysterious and intimidating to contemplate, the human brain is the most complex thing there is and the most difficult …
The intention and the action of gratitude is the inner symphony of the heart. It opens to sing with thanks for the smallest of things. To hear a bird sing, to see a child laugh, to receive a friend’s affection – are all invitations to practise the attitude of gratitude. Gratitude is the kind of …