Being in the service industry, I can tell you that how a server maintains his self-composure in the face of self-obsessed patrons of his locale speaks volumes about the character of the individual. Over the years I’ve noticed that there are three common reactions: 1) the server maintains his calmness and equanimity all the way …
Category: Observations on Life
The least in your world
"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do." ~ Galileo Galilei I sat on the beach today thinking about my mentors over the years and the thought came to mind that each …
There is no substitute for wisdom
There is absolutely no substitute for wisdom. Wisdom, the sense of the fitness of things, is what allows you to say the right thing at the right time, to do the right thing at the right time or to refrain from speaking or acting when the time is right. The alternatives to wisdom, namely, the …
Orientation is Everything
You are wise to consider your motivations before you resolve to change the course of your life and the world. If the sole purpose of the resolutions you plan to make is to better yourself - physically, aesthetically, mentally or spiritually - as an end rather than a means to an end, the first step …
People of Accomplishment
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ~ Leonardo Davinci I feel blessed to be friends with a great many people of accomplishment, people whose life work is the betterment of humanity. Some may …
Resolve to end to Procrastination
An Irish Blessing "May you always be blessed with walls for the wind, a roof for the rain, a warm cup of tea by the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all that your heart might desire." As we approach the New Year I'd like to take a moment to …
The Joys which long to be Yours
You know what you express. Knowing is much more than "awareness of" in theory or concept, in fact, it implies union with a concept or idea. Joy can be known as it is the natural result of union with a blessing of any type; yet for joy to be known, it must be expressed.
Your Touchstone
If you wish to live an uncommon life you must be willing to develop a personal touchstone, a means of sorting through the mountain of information you encounter from day-to-day. What is true and what is not? Which are the diamonds and which are cubic zirconia?
You Are What You Plant
The measure of a man is established in the quality of his sowing. Great men make exceptional use of anything that comes their way while men who have not yet discovered their greatness are productive during the good times and filled with despair during the bad.
Life is Risky Business
Scanning my instruments gives me peace as I cruise at nearly three miles above safety of terra firma through billowy and bouncy cumulus clouds. The clouds issue a sinister smile as I enter their mouths and while in their belly I feel almost entirely at their mercy, but for the tenuous grasp of control I …
Gregory Hake 