"I don’t want to have riders who tire themselves out. Work by thinking instead." - Nuno Oliveira Working without thinking reduces the human being to the level of robotic function. Just as a thinking rider will progress more quickly than one who follows and imposes a rigid pattern upon his horse, a thinking worker will …
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A Child Again
A Child Again by Gregg Hake O' to be a child again－ Without the coats of fear and sin, By words not spoken. Free to run and leap and play Without the weight of yesterday. O' to be a child again－ Undaunted by the Christ within, My heart ne'er broken. What's that you say, young …
Human History
Human history is a footrace of ideas. Ideas surge forth when embraced and employed by large numbers of people, while others fade back into the pack when they are abandoned for new concepts and beliefs. The primary contenders in our era include, but are not limited to the body of ideas broadly described as science …
Informed Consent
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt In the course of life you will encounter those who love you, those who hate you and many more who will fall somewhere in the middle. Realizing this, it is easy to see that basing your sense of self on the opinions …
To Move Forward
Of all the impediments to spiritual, mental and physical development in the individual, none is more hobbling than faults which were allowed to become habits during childhood and early adulthood. In fact, it is much more difficult to break old, self-destructive habits than it is to form new, constructive ones. To move forward, you must …
Righteousness
Righteousness, a poem by Gregg Hake Righteousness, thou bittersweet remedy To all ills which men bring upon themselves. Blaming the gods for that which they create− Blasphemous scoundrels covering their tracks! Who now shall rise and take up the banner From those who led the charge and are now gone? The enemy is shameless vanity …
The Banner of Blessing
The next time someone cuts you off in traffic, speaks negatively about you behind your back or plays unfairly to get ahead of you, consider these wise words from Socrates: It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in …
Right Action
When you do anything from a clear judgment that it ought to be done, never shun the being seen to do it, even though the world should make a wrong supposition about it; for, if you don't act right, shun the action itself; but, if you do, why are you afraid of those who censure …
Command Yourself
Remember, that not he who gives ill language or a blow insults, but the principle which represents these things as insulting. When, therefore, anyone provokes you, be assured that it is your own opinion which provokes you. Try, therefore, in the first place, not to be hurried away with the appearance. For if you once …
A Fresh Perspective
My message today may come as a surprise to you this morning, but my hope is not to confirm your beliefs, rather to encourage you to test your beliefs and square your worldview to truth. The message today is this: you need not fear loss. Consider this timeless gem from Epictetus: Never say of anything, …
Gregory Hake 