Remembering previously encountered life-threatening dangers is a useful survival skill, but tallying and rehashing past injustices will only shorten your lifespan. In this vein, life is a matter of both the survival of the fittest and the most forgiving.
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One
Waters from below Rise up to bless the earth; Waters from above Rain down from the heavens; Heav'n and earth are one! Heav'n and earth are one!
Contentment
Contentment is the natural result of a fundamental centering in love and truth. The heart and mind of an individual thus oriented are in agreement as touching all matters of living; conspicuously absent are confusion, conflict, and insecurity. Contentment is the state of being in which one is happy with things as they now are. …
Love
"Love" a Haiku by Gregg Hake Heart-shaped leaf below, So rushed I nearly missed it- Love's oft lost in haste
Be Yourself
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but the lowest form of self-expression. Imitation is natural to the child, but imitation ought to give way to authenticity as one matures into adulthood. Imitation can prime the pump of your genuine, innate self-expression, if you are willing to take the pump by the handle. "Be yourself; …
What, With, Where
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt As simple as this advice is, following it quickly becomes a full-time job. The nice part about it is, though, is that the moment you begin living this way is also the moment that you stop wasting time manufacturing and selling …
Morning Prayer
"Morning Prayer," a poem by Gregg Hake Good morning wee hours, Good morning day. Good morning sunshine, In which I now pray. I pray for the newness, Prepared in the night. I greet it with calmness, And utter delight! Soon I shall rise up, To walk in the light. To make all things new, Well …
Understanding and Forgiving
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving." - Dale Carnegie People criticize, condemn, and complain in order to establish their relative value in the world. Doing so, however, reveals that they haven't a clue about their absolute value. In reality, each and every …
Travel
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." ― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It Having been bitten by the travel …
Fine
I heard the statement somewhere that "'Fine' is the calling card of conformity." It stood out to me because I believe in living life zestfully. No one was born to muddle through a life of mediocrity. No one was born to be average, that is, to conform to a state that has all the greatness, …
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