“I then remembered why I avoid the ‘news,’ if that’s what you want to call it. Our ‘news’ is a misnomer, and it’s more like ‘the ongoing train wreck you can tune in to at any time when you want to divert yourself from your purpose and your happiness… lose your faith in humanity… and …
Month: February 2023
Intuition is that voice of innate wisdom which can speak to us at any moment. It is the core of our self, of our consciousness, a touchstone which is always true and trustworthy, as long as the voice is not distracted or disturbed by the many voices of our ego, or others egos, which we …
“Negativity and headwinds grab your attention, while positivity and tailwinds quietly go about making things better for you without necessarily drawing your attention.” — William DeFoore “Believe in the goodness of life. Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew. Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude. Believe in the gift …
“We had to learn ourselves, and furthermore we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life but instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life, …
” “Beginner Mind” is a Zen Buddhist term that describes moving past our assumptions of the nature of our life, and really SEEING our surroundings – especially the people we interact with – with new eyes.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “I know that it can be a challenge at times to hold the positive focus …
As we grow in strength in our spiritual life, we give up the habit of worrying. It serves no purpose other than to make us feel tense and miserable. When I stop fretting about things that are beyond my control and focus instead on generating optimistic and kind thoughts, my life can begin to flow …
“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that; then I realized that I am somebody.” -— Unknown “Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard “One of the surest ways to achieve success is to observe the actions of successful people, determine what principles they regularly employ, and then use them …
Co-operation is perhaps one of the least recognised but most valuable of human virtues. So, for a person to be co-operative means for them to have a quiet eye for what is needed to bring success, and to supply it (and no more) at the right time, in the right place and then to be …
“It’s common knowledge that the person who knows the most about how to improve the productivity of any job is the person who holds that job. Why is it, then, that we are often reluctant to offer suggestions for improvement? Perhaps we’ve seen too many layoffs and reorganizations to trust the cracker-barrel wisdom that our …
True determination is a combination of single-mindedness and flexibility. When we are sure of what we need to achieve, we are able to move toward it. When we find an obstacle in our way, we are able to take it in our stride. Like a river cuts its own path through the land, each of …