"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." — G.K. Chesterton Everything you do is backed by a motivation which is in turn underpinned by an inner orientation. That orientation is either rooted in the spirit of love or in the …
Category: Ideas Worth Spreading
Ceremony
"Everything is ceremony in the wild garden of childhood." - Pablo NerudaLife is in many ways a spontaneous ceremony. Its vicissitudes can be embraced and celebrated, appreciated and honored just as easily as they can be feared or disdained. Life is sacred.
A True Friend
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities." - William Arthur WardThe supposed fine line between sympathy and empathy is a great gulf when applied to the matter of friendship. A …
Felt with the Heart
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller How often do you concern yourself with the best and the most beautiful things? To perceive beauty, to see truth your heart must first be at rest. A troubled …
Words
The power of your words is something you should never underestimate. Your words - be they well-considered or hastily launched - have the power to create, destroy, uplift, cast down, inspire, dishearten, sanctify, or corrupt. Your words, of course, do not automatically change the world, but the way in which they are received does. Words …
Tough Choices
When faced with equally tough choices, what do you do? Many people choose not to choose, that is, they freeze. But inaction is rarely the wisest approach. Some people say that in such instances you should follow your heart. I suppose that's an approach but the problem is that your heart doesn't have a mind. And …
Renewal
Honking geese punctuate the warm spring airFlying exclamation points that insist on being heardWind and waves lull me in the sunlightAs the evening breeze drafts the warmth from my arms and backSounds of water, songs of birds call my thoughts to higher placesIf Nature renews herself effortlessly, cyclicallyThen so too ought we, not by trying …
Thankful
Every night I put my sons to bed I make sure to take time for them to ask questions, share details of their day, and generally decompress. Last night my eldest asked "Daddy, how was work today?" He doesn't usually ask about my work but today for whatever reason he did. I said that the day …
Disposition
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” ― Martha Washington If you're not happy with what you have, it is likely that you won't be happy with what you'd like to have. Contentment is a state of mind and not the result of circumstance.
Dignity
Dignity is a product of internal choices. It is not conferred or situationally-dependent and no one one, no matter how cruel or heartless he or she may be, can strip you of your dignity. Dignity is the reward of righteousness. You can wear the crown of your soul no matter how much you are mocked, mistreated, …
Gregory Hake 