Wonder is in part related to the absence of judgment and expectation. It is the willingness to view your world in each and every moment through innocent, fresh eyes and with a pure heart. What is a pure heart? A pure heart is untainted by past hurts; it is made so by forgiveness. A pure …
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Wonderment I
One of the many things I've learned writing these daily posts over the last few years is that you cannot fake inspiration. You are either inspired and inspiring, or you are not. I've also learned that inspiration is very closely linked to the sense of wonder. Wonderment connects the beauty, inspiration, perfection, joy, and strength …
Patience VII
The endless cycle of idea and action, Endless invention, endless experiment, Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness; Knowledge of speech, but not of silence; Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word... Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the …
Patience VI
"Those speak foolishly who ascribe their anger or their impatience to such as offend them or to tribulation. Tribulation does not make people impatient, but proves that they are impatient. So everyone may learn from tribulation how his heart is constituted." - Martin Luther Patience is not situationally determined. You are either patient or impatient, …
Patience V
"Our patience will achieve more than our force." - Edmund Burke Those who have pigeonholed patience as being the absence of action invariably underestimate its power. They resort to the use of force to achieve their goals and fulfill their desires, but in so doing they fabricate the appearance and not the reality of that …
Patience IV
We cannot be free of our limitations until we are free in our limitations. When we rally against our limitations we bind ourselves more fully to them. When we are consumed by the gulf between that which is and that which we desire, we are no more sure in living than the tightrope walker is …
Patience III
Patience is the proverbial "good cheer" which allows us to overcome the temptation of haste. Patience reminds us of the important details of the present moment; it grounds us by calling our attention to what can be done now. The restless eagerness known as impatience destroys the order of life. Impatience disorders the sands of time …
Patience II
Patience is important because it forces us to pay attention to details which we might overlook in our rush to achieve. Patience also allows us to bring our energies and focus to a fine point, so that nothing is wasted as we set about accomplishing that which is ready to come to fruition. To borrow …
Patience I
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." - Aristotle Patience is much more than the absence of action; patience is the timing of right action. It is forbearance without undue tension, and it is sensitivity to the very pulsations of life. Patience is the means by which unimaginable power is brought to bear on …
Center of Change
Civilization is in many ways the story of mans greatest triumphs and his most shameful defeats. It is an oscillating tale of trials and tribulations, one which swings with alarming regularity from victory to vanity to vanquishment to humility and back around again. Whether these cycles are necessary is the topic of another post, but …
Gregory Hake 