Examine a man's prayers and you will see how he relates to God. If he asks for things (e.g. serenity, courage, wisdom, peace, confidence, good weather, rain, good fortune, one last chance, etc), he sees himself as being separate from God. If, however, he seizes upon prayer as an opportunity to radiate the blessings of …
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On the table
If you think about it, every waking moment of your day is an opportunity to exercise your free will. If you are conscious, alert and radiantly influencing the world you center, you are exercising free will. If you are droning along mindlessly, zoned-out or reacting out of habit, you are likely interacting with the world …
Your Word
Words are symbols shared to create. They pique minds, touch hearts and spur action. Words build. Words destroy. Every day is an opportunity to breath a new word into the world you center. Your word should move out from you radiantly; it should never be left to default or uttered out of reaction. What word …
Self-Preservation
"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task." - Diogenes Your friends are just as valuable to you as your enemies, provided that you love both. Love is not a limited resource; it can be given freely, without …
In the interest of…
That which is done for selfish, individual reasons inevitably diminishes the quality of life. That which is undertaken in the interest of public selfishness, e.g. giving away rights for protection "in the interest of" national security, is likewise doomed to fail. Liberty derives not from license, but from an orientation in love and an accommodation …
The Law of Attraction
Honor you father and mother. If you do not, you will eventually embody the very qualities you despise in them. Rebellion draws near that against which you rail.
Unconditionally
“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” - Walt Whitman Truth is rather easy to recognize. When yielded to, truth is deeply satisfying. When resisted, it is an immovable object. Regarding a falsehood as truth palliates the discomfort of the unknown; acknowledging a truth a true liberates unconditionally.
Noble Deeds
Noble Deeds by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Whene'er a noble deed is wrought, Whene'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise, To higher levels rise. The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. Honor to those whose words or deeds Thus …
Pattern of Choice
The Triumph of Dulness (from "The Dunciad" by Alexander Pope) In vain, in vain,— the all-composing hour Resistless falls: the Muse obeys the power. She comes! she comes! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old! Before her, Fancy’s gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in …
Better than Yourself
“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” - William Faulkner There is a special moment in the life of each one wherein he makes the internal decision to be better than his present …
Gregory Hake 