When I look up at the stars at night I realize I am not so much looking up, but looking in. The stars - ever-changing, ever-radiant - are the glowing embers of creation. Man - ever changing, ever-radiant - is starlight incarnate, the stuff of stars, robed in flesh.
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Permission or Forgiveness
Why is it that asking for permission is better than begging for forgiveness? For starters, asking for permission implies that you are contemplating doing or saying something which you are not sure you should or could say or do. You usually ask permission to do things that lie outside of the present borders of your …
Take Charge!
Every person who gives you a hard time, tries to annoy you, or deliberately goes out of his or her way to make your life hard is giving you a chance to either consolidate what you've learned about dealing with people or to learn something new about yourself. Such encounters need not be taken personally …
What is Life
"What is Life?", a poem by Gregg Hake What is life if not lived In love, to the fullest? What is a day if not met With thanks, for its wonders? Fear not love, love not fear Rise and shine, bless this year!
The Whole
"Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole." - Plato Love's desire is wholeness. Love's action is purifying. Love's will is union. Truth is the pattern through which love's will is known. Truth provides the blueprint for the manifestation of love in each and every level of creation. Without truth, …
Act of Friendship
"We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship, for to undertake to wound or offend a man for his own good is to have a healthy …
Stay
"Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." ― Amos Bronson Alcott, Concord Days A true friend is one in whom the spirit of hospitality is alive and well. Hospitality, in this sense, is composed of a great many qualities, including, but not limited to: a fitting welcome, the anticipation of need, generosity of …
Persist!
It occurred to me today that most people are capable of way more than they know. Even when they feel stretched to the limit, most tap into only a small percentage of their capability. Instead of revealing the fulness of themselves, they hide in shells of mediocrity or conversely, insist upon delusions of grandeur and …
Wisdom
Your ability to achieve that which you desire is tied to your ability to manage your heart and mind. Wisdom, the sense of appropriateness and right timing, is not manufactured by the mind. Wisdom flows from within outward. If you are tense, if your heart is troubled, your inner wisdom will remain just beyond your …
Panache
"Men propound mathematical theorems in besieged cities, conduct metaphysical arguments in condemned cells, make jokes on the scaffold, discuss a new poem while advancing to the walls of Quebec, and comb their hair at Thermopylae. This is not panache; it is our nature." ― C.S. Lewis Man has the remarkable innate ability to handle even …
Gregory Hake 