Influence by Gregg Hake The way my boys Look up to me Enkindles poise And dignity. You are wise to be careful about what you allow to influence you. You live in a world of influences, some weak, some strong, but none of them can be of any effect until you choose to give them …
Author: Gregory Hake
Son. Husband. Father. Thinker. Doer.
The Point of Health
I started a juice cleanse this past weekend and if you've never done one, it's a remarkable physical and dare I say, spiritual experience. The notion of consuming only water or juice to cleanse the body is not a new one, in fact, virtually every major religion has some form of fasting ritual which supposedly …
Take a Step
If you take a snapshot of your world, everything in it likely exists along a continuum from chaotic to orderly. You may for instance be a good starter but a poor finisher, an effective delegator but a weak doer or you might have a clean office but a messy bedroom. No matter which aspect of …
Soothing Thoughts
Splendour in the Grass by William Wordsworth What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower, We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal …
The Ledger of your Living
Are heaven and earth, god and man asymptotes? Or do they blend at some point, as night melds with day at dawn and dusk? To be sure, those who dare to reply that the two can and should be unified in purpose and design tend to be mocked, contested and if necessary, crucified by those …
I am Undimmed
Undimmed am I by Gregg Hake I gaze into the candlelight Which like my soul burns bright tonight Though Stygian coolness enshrouds my house I am undimmed, my zeal not doused.
The Privilege of Living
No matter what trials you face, how hard your world presses in on you or how impuissant you feel in relation to your present obligations, you have underneath it all a privilege of inestimable worth: the privilege of living. Begin and end each day with a focused reverence for the privilege of living. Reflect regularly …
It is in me, and shall out!
“Doubt not, O poet, but persist. Say 'It is in me, and shall out.' Stand there, balked and dumb, stuttering and stammering, hissed and hooted, stand and strive, until at last rage draw out of thee that dream-power which every night shows thee is thine own; a power transcending all limit and privacy, and by …
Think for yourself
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do …
Define yourself
I have a simple thought for you this morning. Properly heeded, this straightforward notion will save you an enormous amount of heartache and bitterness: Define yourself by what you believe in, not by what you don't.
Gregory Hake 