You've undoubtedly had the experience of dealing with someone who was acting passive aggressively toward you. Such encounters are rarely pleasant, and if you're not careful you might react reflexively, rather than wisely. With a little education you can prepare yourself for such encounters and avoid the cyclical traps which often get started by passive …
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True Fountainhead
"For true love is inexhaustible. The more you give the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant its flow." - Mahatma Gandhi Very few people in the history of mankind have drawn continuously from the true fountainhead of love. Those who …
True of Truth
What is true of truth? Truth is never spoken out of both sides of one's mouth, neither is it murmured under one's breath. Truth has but one face. Truth never belittles, dissembles, or schemes. Truth does not paint itself in a certain light; truth is light. Truth needs no defense, neither does it require justifications, …
Informed Decisions
Life sometimes gives you difficult options, but in these times it is important to remember that inaction is your greatest enemy. You must must make the most informed decision possible and move on. Otherwise, you will stagnate and likely suffer greater losses than necessary. Informed decisions are based on the known factors, as well as …
More Up than Down
My sons and I went on several mountain bike rides this week at the fantastic Chicopee Woods trails in Gainesville, GA. My youngest, who is fast approaching his ninth birthday, was having a rough time with one of the climbs and asked plaintively, "Why does this trail have to go more up than down!?!" I …
Begins the Day
"Begins the Day, a poem by Gregg Hake Off to bed, to dream, tonight: Stretch and yawn, turn off the light. Let the day now come to rest, Feel the lightness in my chest- For soon the day is done. Forgive the world, address my fears; The sooty day soon disappears. The new beginning now …
True Education
The late 1800s were a dynamic time in the United States. Cities grew at a dramatic rate. The mechanization of production led to vast increases in industrial output. The introduction of railroads provided the first major leap forward in transportation in centuries, which mobilized populations everywhere. Yet, with all of this burgeoning growth and development …
let it go
"let it go", a poem by gregg hake to go to sleep a child at heart, worry-free, not torn apart, you must let go of all you've kept: your fears, your doubts, the loss you've wept, your peeves, your piques, the little spites must be brought into the light. forgive it all, back to the …
A True Friend
"...a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear." ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly No man or woman is complete unto him or herself. Man is a gregarious species for this reason. We need one another. We, in this sense, complete one …
May Queen
"May Queen", a poem by Gregg Hake on the last day of May Morning rises, the cardinal calls The squirrels are rousing, an acorn free falls Hummingbirds buzzing, seeking things sweet As I sit by idly, soon breakfast to eat Another beginning leaps out of the night On dewy green freshness and soft morning light …
Gregory Hake 