"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A friend recently shared some of her private writing with me and I must say, I was quite impressed! So often what holds people back from sharing their gifts is a fear of rejection, but there …
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The Womb of the Heart
"Nothing is so mistaken as the supposition that a person is to extricate himself from a difficulty by intrigue, by chicanery, by dissimulation, by trimming, by an untruth, by an injustice. This increases the difficulties tenfold; and those who pursue these methods get themselves so involved at length that they can turn no way by …
Out of the Labyrinth
"Though you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear their leading you out of the labyrinth, in the easiest manner possible. The knot which you thought a Gordian one will untie itself before you." - Thomas Jefferson Of all the …
Virtuous Dispositions
"Encourage all your virtuous dispositions, and exercise them whenever an opportunity arises, being assured that they will gain strength by exercise, as a limb of the body does, and that exercise will make them habitual." - Thomas Jefferson When I think about the day I am about to face I never look at it as …
Generative Living
Of the many qualities of expression which I admire in those with whom I am privileged to associate, one in particular stands out to me this morning as being paramount to truly generative living. Put simply, it is the ability to recognize the need for change, take it to heart, repent meticulously and move forward. Those …
Celestial Fire
"All the means of action - the shapeless masses - the materials - lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Call me a heretic, but I believe that each and every person …
A Warm Welcome
When you welcome someone new into your world, be it at work, home or at play, you have the option as to which impressions you weight most heavily. It is often assumed that this process of “sizing up” is automatic, but in reality it is nothing more than a habit developed over time, out of self-preservation …
Greater Forces
When the weight of the world is upon your shoulders and you find yourself on the brink of despair, you must take great care to remember that the greater forces in life are love, truth and life and not hate, lies and death. At such times the temptation to deny or betray that which you …
Extra Mile
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to go the extra mile lately, and have come to the conclusion that its true meaning is quite far from the most common interpretations. The phrase is usually used to describe someone who goes out of his way in service of another or someone who makes …
Truth of the Matter
I'd like to clear up a common misconception about truth. There are no ugly truths. The truth is always beautiful and beautifying. People occasionally mistake facts for the truth, but truth is not temporal or fleeting. Truth is eternal and absolute. There may be ugly facts or grim circumstances, but the truth of the matter is …
Gregory Hake 