"The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world." J. William Fullbright The notion that peace is somehow established by a superior force subjugating a …
Decision
"The native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; and enterprises of great pitch and moment, with this regard, their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action." - William ShakespeareDecisions are the means by which we move into a particular current of action. Decisions establish a vector of …
Best Judged
A day is best judged by the quality of the seeds sown, not by the nature of the harvest reaped.
Love’s Ark
Love's Ark, a haiku by Gregg Hakelove's ark fends the heartagainst the waves and stormy seas-buoyancy is love
Goodness and Humility
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people." - Robert Louis Stevenson I had a heartfelt conversation with a friend yesterday about a personal hardship she is facing. She made a comment that stuck with me …
living with dignity
The Paradoxical Commandments by Kent KeithPeople are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.Love them anyway.If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway.If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.Be honest and …
Above it all
There is something to be said about being above it all. By this I do not mean that it is ever a good idea to see everything as being beneath you, but there is value in finding the balance point of being as it was once put, "in the world but not of it." To rise …
I think I’ll be
"I THINK I'LL BE" I think I'll be a cloud this day anew Through which the sun its warming rays shall pass And cast its light upon each blade of grass That glistens with refreshing morning dew; Or should I be a bird with out-stretched wing That glides along and then at once soars high …
Action and Character
"Activity is the presence of function,—character is the record of function." - Greenough Your character is determined primarily by your actions, not your words or thoughts. Moreover, your actions are the primary interpreters of your thoughts. Your words clothe your thoughts, but your actions send them to work.
Content
"Content", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Content to be true, Open like a spring flower- Truth is beautiful
Gregory Hake 