Mastery in any field relates to efficiency. A true master, be he a sportsman, writer or businessman, spends most of his time in the sweet spot, where the least amount of input yields the highest amount of output. Many people mar their self-expression by verbosity. They say a lot but impart little. They speak like …
Month: June 2012
The Finest Qualities
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley One of my greatest challenges as a writer is finding the adequate if not accurate words to clothe the nameless spirit which compels me to write. Having committed myself to the task of writing a daily post on handling the …
A Different World
I had a remarkable conversation with a relatively new friend the other day. Her enthusiasm, desire to be of service to her fellows in every sphere of her living and boundless gratitude for the privilege of ongoing growth and development personally, professionally and spiritually were absolutely infectious. What stood out to me more than her …
The Strings of Your Soul
From The Ancient Sage by Alfred Tennyson "The days and hours are ever glancing by, And seem to flicker past thro’ sun and shade, Or short, or long, as Pleasure leads, or Pain; But with the Nameless is nor Day nor Hour; Tho’ we, thin minds, who creep from thought to thought, Break into ‘Thens’ …
Will
Will by Alfred Tennyson I "O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer long; He suffers, but he cannot suffer wrong: For him nor moves the loud world's random mock Nor all Calamity's hugest waves confound Who seems a promontory of rock, That compass'd round with turbulent sound In …
Called to the Window
"Facts are ventriloquists' dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism." ~ Aldous Huxley Facts are helpful in that they provide clothing for the invisible spirit of inspiration. They mull about in the subconscious mind …
The Voice of the Nameless
From The Ancient Sage by Alfred Tennyson A thousand summers ere the time of Christ From out his ancient city came a Seer Whom one that loved, and honour’d him, and yet Was no disciple, richly garb’d, but worn From wasteful living, follow’d—in his hand A scroll of verse—till that old man before A cavern whence an affluent …
The Seeker and the Sought
THE QUEST by James H. Cousins They said: ‘She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the skies And healing for life’s smart!’ I sought Her in loud caverns underground,-- On heights where lightnings flashed and fell; I scaled high Heaven; I stormed the gates of …
Moral Energy
"Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before."- William Butler Yeats Life, in a nutshell, is the passage from innocence through temptation to either virtue or vice. What will you make of your life …
The Day is Done
THE DAY IS DONE By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me …
Gregory Hake 