One of the hardest things to find when you've been hurt by another is common ground with that person. Hurt clouds judgment and mars the lens through which you view the world. If you're not careful, the occasional injustices you've suffered might even dim your view of all of humanity. If you've been hurt, and …
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Honest with the Devil
I once heard someone whom I respected greatly justify her ill actions toward another with the interesting phrase, "You don't have to be honest with the devil." The statement intrigued me at the time and I have to admit, sounded reasonable at a certain level. I mean, who would be honest with the devil, if …
True Thinking
"The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." ― John F. Kennedy …
Stars
When I look up at the stars at night I realize I am not so much looking up, but looking in. The stars - ever-changing, ever-radiant - are the glowing embers of creation. Man - ever changing, ever-radiant - is starlight incarnate, the stuff of stars, robed in flesh.
Permission or Forgiveness
Why is it that asking for permission is better than begging for forgiveness? For starters, asking for permission implies that you are contemplating doing or saying something which you are not sure you should or could say or do. You usually ask permission to do things that lie outside of the present borders of your …
Take Charge!
Every person who gives you a hard time, tries to annoy you, or deliberately goes out of his or her way to make your life hard is giving you a chance to either consolidate what you've learned about dealing with people or to learn something new about yourself. Such encounters need not be taken personally …
The Whole
"Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole." - Plato Love's desire is wholeness. Love's action is purifying. Love's will is union. Truth is the pattern through which love's will is known. Truth provides the blueprint for the manifestation of love in each and every level of creation. Without truth, …
Act of Friendship
"We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship, for to undertake to wound or offend a man for his own good is to have a healthy …
Stay
"Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." ― Amos Bronson Alcott, Concord Days A true friend is one in whom the spirit of hospitality is alive and well. Hospitality, in this sense, is composed of a great many qualities, including, but not limited to: a fitting welcome, the anticipation of need, generosity of …
Persist!
It occurred to me today that most people are capable of way more than they know. Even when they feel stretched to the limit, most tap into only a small percentage of their capability. Instead of revealing the fulness of themselves, they hide in shells of mediocrity or conversely, insist upon delusions of grandeur and …
Gregory Hake 