"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." - Helen Keller There are a great many purposes to which you can dedicate your life. Some purposes will prove to broaden the scope of human achievement while others will bring …
Author: Gregory Hake
Son. Husband. Father. Thinker. Doer.
The Essence of Wisdom
In the spirit of yesterday's consideration, I'd like to expand a little on what it means to "fight for life." You've probably had the experience on occasion of having to reach deep down to overcome a challenge, problem or limitation. This feeling is part of the creative process and how you deal with this discomfort …
Fight for it!
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is …
The Last Card
“On the other hand, all those doubts which I had felt before I entered the cottage as to whether these creatures were friend of foe, and whether Ransom were a pioneer or a dupe, had for the moment vanished. My fear was now of another kind. I felt sure that he creature was what we …
Patience and Tranquility
“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your …
Anyway
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do …
A Portal to the Infinite
I've been giving a good deal of thought about corporate development of late and it occurred to me that one of the most important opportunities if not obligations of any company is in relation to the growth and development of its people. My belief is that at the end of the day those who work …
Digital Distraction
I was sitting in a meeting the other day at work and realized how often I glanced at my email or looked to my phone for text messages that were certain to come in over the course of the hour. It's a bad habit, I know, and one that is not very productive in light …
Refiner’s Fire
If you're anything like me you've cherished the opportunity to be in the company of those people who by means of their very presence compel refinement. You've no doubt encountered such people, that is, those who carry about them an inspiriting atmosphere which acts as a refiner's fire as you draw near unto them. The …
Sea of Vicissitude
Human beings tend to pride themselves whenever they manage a little bit of consistency while rocking along in the tempestuous sea of vicissitude called life. I myself paused for a moment when I saw the counter which tracks the number of consecutive daily posts reach 999 this morning and as soon as I finished a …
Gregory Hake 