"Let us not dare to add to the burden of another the pain of our judgment. If we would guard our lips from expressing, we must control our mind, we must stop this continual sitting in judgment on the acts of others, even in private. Let us by daily exercises in self- control learn to …
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The Supreme Form of Charity
"We do not need to judge nearly so much as we think we do. This is the age of snap judgments. The habit is greatly intensified by the sensational press. Twenty-four hours after a great murder there is difficulty in getting enough men who have not already formulated a judgment, to try the case. These …
You are Phenomenal!
I read an interesting article by Dr. Walter Jacobson, M.D. in the Huffington Post yesterday evening. Entitled "How to Succeed in Business by Spiritually Trying," the article points out that the subconscious mind in many people is programmed to self-sabotage, despite the conscious mind's best efforts to take steps that lead to self-improvement. Dr. Jacobson …
Throwing Away Our Happiness V
Continuing our consideration of happiness, we come the the point where you begin to realize how often and how easily you let happiness slip through your fingers. It is epidemic, but fortunately not contagious. In the heat of any moment you have a choice as to whether or not you will give your authority away …
Throwing Away Our Happiness III
"The soul of our happiness may be—love. This love may be so fine and great and simple and it so fills our life that it leaves no room for pain, as light crowds out darkness. It may, with its Midas touch, turn even our trials and troubles into the gold of sweetness, strength and consolation. …
Throwing Away Our Happiness I
"If in the desert, a lone traveler, in angry protest against the hardships of his journey, were to slash with his knife his goatskin water-bag, letting the hot sand drink up the water that means health, strength, life itself, it would seem—supreme folly. If a shipwrecked sailor were to slip voluntarily from his rude raft …
You are an Alchemist
"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." ~ Publilius Syrus Hardly a day goes by without some form of turbulence, frustration or challenge. The sooner you come to peace with this reality, the better. When you allow for the possibility of impediments to the accomplishment of your daily goals, you are much …
Forward, as occasion offers.
"Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle." ~ Marcus Aurelius Who is to say that success in the smallest matters is naught but a trifle? Likely the same person …
The Achievement of Serenity
"The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it." ~ Reinhold Niebuhr How do you achieve serenity while living in a world of incongruity and limitations? Everywhere you look in the world today there is evidence of turmoil, conflict and unrest, a state that …
The Seeds That You Plant
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." ~ Art Linkletter Any fool can bemoan his circumstances. More noble is the man who, in every conceivable situation, makes the best of the occasion. In fact, those most remembered for their positive influence in human history …
Gregory Hake 