When you dig into the stories of medical researchers like microbiologist Gaston Naessens or physician/biochemist Stanislaw Burzynski, who in the course of making some amazing discoveries were vilified for lack of the "right" medical credentials, you see how bureaucracy has the potential and the capability of suppressing innovation. Have we really become so rigid in …
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Beautiful Harmony
"The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony." - Heraclitus I've observed over time that strong managers possess an uncommon ability to discover harmonies that others might have overlooked in the accomplishment of a purpose. They find subtle, yet effective ways to massage disparate resources and people into a harmonious …
Good Order
"Good order is the foundation of all things." - Edmund Burke I've often found it helpful to take a few minutes to organize things. It helps make for more pleasant surroundings but, more importantly, it sets the stage for things to be made new. Clutter - physical or mental - frustrates the flow of newness. …
High Regard
To be held in high regard by men gives evidence of any number of things, not all of which are noble. To be held in high regard by God indicates but one thing: that your reins and heart have been tried by God and been found to be faithful and righteous.
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the purifying nature of love in action on earth. It's expression - when genuinely offered and unconditionally received - marks the end of suffering and the beginning of healing.
By a Pebble
“When a pebble is thrown into a lake, everything, down to the furthermost depths, moves with it. And if, afterwards, everything seems as it was, the level of the lake has none the less been raised by imperceptible, incalculable degree. The old order has been overthrown - by a pebble.” - Théophile Thoré Your words …
Favorable Conditions
"If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come." - C.S. Lewis …
What have you learned today?
A friend of mine asked me recently: "What have you learned today?" It took me a minute to formulate a reply but I did have a thought or two. I won't bore you with the details of my answer, but I will say that the question got me thinking. What have you learned today?
Internal Agreement
Anyone who has suffered through internal turmoil at some point in his life could tell you that you are at your most powerful and most peaceful when your mind and heart are in agreement. Internal disagreement weakens you, while internal accord allows the invigorating currents of love or the destructive currents of hate to flow …
Through Heaven’s Eyes
What would your world look like were you to view it through heaven's eyes? Would your perspective be any different? Would your heart soften? Would you be less judgmental, more forgiving? Would your vision expand? Would your sense of the eternal grow and the confines of your present circumstances recede? To see through heaven's eyes …
Gregory Hake 