We are normally kind to people who are kind to us. But when someone is not behaving well, we tend to change our attitude, response and behaviour toward that person. We wait for the other person to change before changing ourselves. So we do not find change in others nor in ourselves. When I see …
Month: March 2023
“A good character is the best tombstone.Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” — Charles Spurgeon “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is …
True tolerance makes us flexible. And when we are flexible we can accommodate and adjust to anything and anyone and maintain well-being. The ability to bend without breaking is linked to the amount of tolerance we develop. When we are fully flexible, we become able to adjust to the most unexpected, negative and difficult situations …
“That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.” — Doris Lessing “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.” — Larry King “Develop a passion for …
It can be difficult to learn who to trust. When we have had bad experience with people who betrayed our trust in the past, it can be difficult to let anyone else in. It can take some time to learn to trust anyone again. Trust goes both ways. If I want to gain someone’s trust, …
“The greatest virtue is peace. Throughout the day, stop for a minute and ask yourself ‘How peaceful am I at this moment?’ If someone tries to make you peaceless, you mustn’t allow yourself to be peaceless, no. Instead, look for the virtues in everyone and pass these on to others. Remain very sweet and peaceful.” …
“If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.” — Sri Chinmoy “Where there is great love there are always miracles.” — Willa Cather “The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.” — Brian Tracy “Love is the only …
A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence , he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still …
“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy,to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter,and to lead but not manipulate.” — William Arthur Ward (1921-1994 writer, educator, and church lay leader) “The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become.The …
“Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.” — Matthew Arnold “An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.” — David Augsburger “It’s always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumptions.” — C. West Churchman “To assume is to be deceived.” …