"Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." ― Amos Bronson Alcott, Concord Days A true friend is one in whom the spirit of hospitality is alive and well. Hospitality, in this sense, is composed of a great many qualities, including, but not limited to: a fitting welcome, the anticipation of need, generosity of …
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Persist!
It occurred to me today that most people are capable of way more than they know. Even when they feel stretched to the limit, most tap into only a small percentage of their capability. Instead of revealing the fulness of themselves, they hide in shells of mediocrity or conversely, insist upon delusions of grandeur and …
Wisdom
Your ability to achieve that which you desire is tied to your ability to manage your heart and mind. Wisdom, the sense of appropriateness and right timing, is not manufactured by the mind. Wisdom flows from within outward. If you are tense, if your heart is troubled, your inner wisdom will remain just beyond your …
Panache
"Men propound mathematical theorems in besieged cities, conduct metaphysical arguments in condemned cells, make jokes on the scaffold, discuss a new poem while advancing to the walls of Quebec, and comb their hair at Thermopylae. This is not panache; it is our nature." ― C.S. Lewis Man has the remarkable innate ability to handle even …
Quietude
"Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise..." - Charles H. Spurgeon quotes (English preacher of 19th century 1834-1892) The modern world, with its obsessive compulsive materialism, places little value on inner wealth. As a result, the heart and mind of modern …
The New Day
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." ― Eleanor Roosevelt One of my favorite biblical analogies is recorded the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. According to Matthew, Jesus said, "Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: …
Love’s Challenge
"True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding." - Ellen G. White If you've ever had the rare privilege of touching …
Vulnerability and Personal Security
A friend of mine made an interesting statement to me yesterday about personal security. He observed in his work that people are reluctant to embrace vulnerability because there is not a clear spirit of trust. Most people have had their trust violated by others and as a result, they try to hide their vulnerabilities instead …
Willfully, Blissfully Ignorant
"In diagnosing physical disease, we are assisted by symptomology. Pain is man's kindest benefactor, often revealing to him his plight in time to apply a remedy. When, however, the reason becomes ill because of some abnormal attitude, the afflicted one is the last to see the symptoms, and too often it is another who feels …
Propensities and Principles
By what means do you reconcile your propensities and your principles? It is easy to see the gaps between these two in others, but how do you address the incongruities in your own pattern? Are you swift to reconcile them or do you avoid such internal discussions like the plague? Do you seek the counsel …
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