"Beaming", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Your humanity— Crinkles like an old man's smile Beaming to the world
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Goals
Goal setting is an interesting topic for many reasons. It is one of those subjects that has a sweet spot in the middle, a golden mean, which allows for an optimal outcome. Aim too high and you will never reach your goals. Aim too low and you'll never get very far in life. The art …
Greatest Virtues
"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained." ― Winston S. Churchill Family - true family - is the seedbed of virtue. From it nobility of character springs. Prudence, justice, temperance and courage ought …
Acceptance
"It is therefore of supreme importance that we consent to live not for ourselves but for others. When we do this we will be able first of all to face and accept our own limitations. As long as we secretly adore ourselves, our own deficiencies will remain to torture us with an apparent defilement. But …
Blessed
"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed." ― Maya Angelou To be a blessing you must give and receive cheerfully, gratefully, and gracefully. So give your all and receive with everything you've got...only gracious giving and receiving softens the hardened soul.
The Capacity for Surprise
"Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks." ― Samuel Johnson One of the defining characteristics of youth - whether one is young in body or young at heart - is the capacity for surprise. That capacity can weaken over time, especially if you take the attitude that you've "seen it all" …
Sun’s Rays
"Sun's Rays", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Clouds painted scarlet By sun's rays reaching eastward— Evening brings rest
Cloud Break
"Cloud Break", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Drizzle drifting by Like fairy dust in the wind— Dissolved by the sun
Legerdemain
"He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his own sins..." - St. Maximos the Confessor Judging others is likely the most popular way to avoid self-examination. The judge, with his wagging finger …
Light
"Light", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Light: a state of heart Known only when love commands— Lightness is at hand.
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