In all of life, what matters most is neither the mark you've made on world culture nor the assets you've accumulated by industry or ingenuity. Instead, that which truly counts in the living of life is your devotion to the spirit of love and your integrity with truth. Integrity with truth is more than just …
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Be Vulnerable
"Be Vulnerable", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Sequestered from pain, Heart also shielded from love— Be vulnerable.
Beaming
"Beaming", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Your humanity— Crinkles like an old man's smile Beaming to the world
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
Every Sunset
"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal." ― Elbert Hubbard The spirit of determination is one that I have often admired in others. Determination - a firmness of purpose or resoluteness - is …
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