"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson The harvest you reap is a thing of the past. You cannot do much about your harvests, apart from handling them with the fullness of dignity available to you. You do, however, have complete control …
Tag: generative life
Throwing Away Our Happiness II
"Happiness does not consist of what we have but what we are; not in our possessions but in our attitude towards them. It is the serenity of the soul in the presence of a present joy. It is not absolute, requiring certain fixed conditions; it is relative. What would be a fast for one might …
Boldness, Providence and Magic
You no doubt have heard on occasion someone say that once they had committed to action, the factors necessary to its completion magically lined up. While this may not always not always be the case, as the choices made by others often complicate that which you seek to accomplish, it does happen frequently enough to …
Your Tomorrows
"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" ~ Benjamin Franklin How successful have you been at employing your talents in relation to your friends, family, associates and beyond? No matter what you have or haven't done in your life, what you've completed or left undone, you still …
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive. ~ V.S. Pritchett I spent a number of years close to the Canadian border in Michigan as a young man and it never ceases to amaze me how different Americans are from Canadians, despite their proximity. One of my best friends and …
Gregory Hake 