We view the world through filters: the filter of our upbringing, the filter of our family patterns, the filter of our societal norms, the filter of our religious backgrounds, etc. These filters bring certain things into focus and filter other things out. Our filters shape our perception of reality. Some of my friends, for instance, …
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..." - Ecclesiastes 3:1 If you've lived for any amount of time you've probably noticed that it is said that "timing is everything" for a good reason. Everything works out in a cycle. Those cycles are partly under our control, …
The World's Wanderers by Percy Blysshe Shelley I. Tell me, thou Star, whose wings of light Speed thee in thy fiery flight, In what cavern of the night Will thy pinions close now? II. Tell me, Moon, thou pale and gray Pilgrim of Heaven’s homeless way, In what depth of night or day Seekest thou …
I shared a fabulous TED talk given by Simon Sinek in one of my meetings earlier this week and I wanted to make sure that you had a chance to hear it too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAkYuMDVGY Purpose is inextricably linked to fulfillment. Lose sight of the first and you'll lose out on the second. "Make your work …
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." - Helen Keller There are a great many purposes to which you can dedicate your life. Some purposes will prove to broaden the scope of human achievement while others will bring …
"To have a magnificent purpose, and to be thoroughly wedded to that purpose, is three quarters of salvation. It is sad to reflect how much motiveless insipidity there is among us that is steadily resolving itself into ethical rot, for no other reason than that it has never been awakened into vigor and electrified into effect by the touch of a supreme …
Message of Hope by Gregg Hake There I sat in a forest of verdant desolation Nature yet strong, in stark contrast to Man waning in waxing arrogance Entrusted to deliver the message of hope I walked barefooted o'er soft and fragrant soil Rejected by others less thankful as barren Reclined by the quiet rivulet Watching …
"Facts are ventriloquists' dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism." ~ Aldous Huxley Facts are helpful in that they provide clothing for the invisible spirit of inspiration. They mull about in the subconscious mind …
THE QUEST by James H. Cousins They said: ‘She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the skies And healing for life’s smart!’ I sought Her in loud caverns underground,-- On heights where lightnings flashed and fell; I scaled high Heaven; I stormed the gates of …
"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Have the courage to do the right thing because it is right." - W. Clement Stone You no doubt have skills and talents that differentiate you from your fellows, but if you have not yet mastered the three abilities outlined above, it …
Gregory Hake 