The spirit of love is so much more than mere romantic love. While romantic love is thrilling and potentially consuming, restricting one's understanding of the spirit of love to its romantic nuance is like describing the body of humanity solely in terms of the first person you dated. The spirit of love is vast. It is …
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The truth is…
Truth can be seen as a counterpoise to love. Love inspirits, intensifies, and vitalizes, while truth tempers, orders, and fashions. The two in balance unleash a creative power on earth that is rarely seen, but much needed. Love without truth is tempestuous, inflammatory and destructive. Truth without love is dull, barren, and lifeless. Either, in …
When we love
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” - Paul Coelho, The Alchemist If you've ever been in love, you probably realized quite quickly how powerful the spirit of love can be. This morning I ask myself, …
The Heavens Above
"Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers." ~ Titus Maccius Plautus I've been a pilot since the age of fifteen, but my love for the heavens above traces back to my earliest memories. I realized early on that if I was going through a rough patch and was having a hard …
The Boss Card
There are many ways to lead, but only one is sustainable. True leadership inspires and liberates, while every other variant requires and subdues. Any time someone pulls the "boss" card, he has failed in that moment to inspire and liberate. This is true in any setting. It matters not if the leader holds the title of …
Go fast, but think slow.
An acquaintance of mine made a comment during a polo scrimmage the other night that has been rolling around in the back of my thoughts ever since. A much more experienced player than me, this fellow knew his way around the field, but he was kind enough and passionate enough about sharing the sport he …
Wonderment IV
Yesterday I noted that wisdom was as much a matter of the heart as it is of the mind. Today I would like to focus on the role of the mind, in an effort to provide a balancing point between those who see wisdom as principally an intellectual exercise and those who suggest that wisdom comes …
Wonderment III
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” - Socrates Have you ever noticed that the wisest people around aren't always the smartest people around? Or that the people who give the best advice don't necessarily have the most impressive educational pedigree? Why is that? Wisdom is as much a matter of the heart as it is …
Wonderment II
Wonder is in part related to the absence of judgment and expectation. It is the willingness to view your world in each and every moment through innocent, fresh eyes and with a pure heart. What is a pure heart? A pure heart is untainted by past hurts; it is made so by forgiveness. A pure …
Wonderment I
One of the many things I've learned writing these daily posts over the last few years is that you cannot fake inspiration. You are either inspired and inspiring, or you are not. I've also learned that inspiration is very closely linked to the sense of wonder. Wonderment connects the beauty, inspiration, perfection, joy, and strength …
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