In medicine, the pulse is a tactile method for determining systolic blood pressure, that is, the tactile palpation of your heartbeat. A normal pulse is steady in rhythm and force. Your heartbeat is not life itself, but it is an indication that you are alive. Your heart beats roughly 100,000 times in one day and …
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The Serving Heart
Every instance of good service ever given came about because of the serving heart of someone who was genuinely interested in promoting the well-being of one of his or her fellows. The serving heart is not concerned with self-service or self-aggrandizement. Moreover, the serving heart realizes that fulfillment comes only as others are assisted in …
Patience, Love and Hospitality
Have you ever had the experience of being ready for something, but having to wait? Such experiences try your patience, don't they? It doesn't matter if you are young or old, everyone deals with the pressure of expectation in every phase of living. Young people tend to be accused of being impetuous, but I have …
Let Love
The wonderful thing about the spirit of love - true love - is that it flows, but never flows away. Love, like perfection, is a fluid thing; it is not static. It cannot be plucked from eternity, even when it sprouts into the light of the present moment. Love, like hope, springs eternal. If we …
What I’ve Learned
This is my 1,746th consecutive daily post. That is roughly 4 3/4 years of daily posts, come rain or shine, hell or high water. I've enjoyed sharing my thoughts with all of you, casting my bread upon the waters of cyberspace without expectation of result and with no strings attached. Though I haven't ever sought …
The Gift of Life
What would the world be like were the appropriate response to be given in every circumstance by every person? Some might argue that life in such a world would be bland, free of the friction, dissonance, and drama that makes life "interesting." Others might dread such a state, fearing the level of responsibility that would …
The Wheels of Progress
How you handle the successes in your life is just as important as how you handle the failures. You've no doubt watched someone who had a habit of squandering the momentum generated by one or more successes. They go up and down like a yo-yo, never moving upward on the ascending spiral of eternal progress. …
Valor and Kindness
"He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both." ― William Shakespeare, Henry V There is something about the balanced demonstration of valor and kindness which has captivated my attention from a very young age. I remember seeing this in my father's expression, perhaps unconsciously at first, but then consciously as I, …
Sincerity
"If thou dost love, proclaim it faithfully." ― William Shakespeare Sincerity, that is, being free from pretense, deceit or hypocrisy, is the only way to remain true to love and to let love flourish in your life. If you wish to love, you must confirm it in the daily choices you make, for dissembling creates …
Being in the Moment
Being in the moment does not necessarily imply idleness or detachment. It is simply a state in which we are free of the commands of automatic, mindless function, released from the things we think we want or need because of peer pressure, societal mores, personal habits, or age-old traditions. Being in the moment is a …
Gregory Hake 