Of the many qualities of expression which I admire in those with whom I am privileged to associate, one in particular stands out to me this morning as being paramount to truly generative living. Put simply, it is the ability to recognize the need for change, take it to heart, repent meticulously and move forward. Those …
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Celestial Fire
"All the means of action - the shapeless masses - the materials - lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Call me a heretic, but I believe that each and every person …
A Warm Welcome
When you welcome someone new into your world, be it at work, home or at play, you have the option as to which impressions you weight most heavily. It is often assumed that this process of “sizing up” is automatic, but in reality it is nothing more than a habit developed over time, out of self-preservation …
Greater Forces
When the weight of the world is upon your shoulders and you find yourself on the brink of despair, you must take great care to remember that the greater forces in life are love, truth and life and not hate, lies and death. At such times the temptation to deny or betray that which you …
Extra Mile
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to go the extra mile lately, and have come to the conclusion that its true meaning is quite far from the most common interpretations. The phrase is usually used to describe someone who goes out of his way in service of another or someone who makes …
Truth of the Matter
I'd like to clear up a common misconception about truth. There are no ugly truths. The truth is always beautiful and beautifying. People occasionally mistake facts for the truth, but truth is not temporal or fleeting. Truth is eternal and absolute. There may be ugly facts or grim circumstances, but the truth of the matter is …
Suppleness in Heart, Mind and Body
A number of you asked me to elaborate upon the following statement in yesterday's post: When you deliberately cultivate suppleness in heart, mind and body – the order is important! – you choose life. To begin with, why is the order important? Western culture places undue emphasis on the perfection of the mind and body …
Disciple of Life
"Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and …
It is in me
“What I'm looking for is not out there, it is in me.” - Helen Keller One of the most central, pivotal realizations that anyone can have is that self - your innermost identity - cannot be defined from the outside-in. You won't find it in the opinions or desires of others, neither will you find …
Laws of Creation
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within …
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