You do not need failure to know success. Likewise, you do not need pain to know pleasure, hate to know love or or darkness to know light. That said, both are available in abundance in the world we live in today, so learning to navigate both with dignity, balance and vision is of the utmost …
Tag: The Majesty of Calmness
Self-Reliance IV
One of the side effects of cultivating self-reliance in yourself and in others is that you gain an inner reserve that comes no other way. This bank account of surplus confidence, faith and strength can be drawn upon or even invested in others during times of crisis. This is the quality that separates the fair-weather …
Self-Reliance II
Your apprenticeship to life provides you with the opportunity to discover your weaknesses and overcome them before the stakes are raised. It matters not if your apprenticeship begins at 15 or 50, for life is merciful to those who yield to its fortifying spirit. Overcoming weaknesses does much more than simply fill in weak spots. …
Power of Personal Influence II
Ignorance is no excuse for violation of any law. Realizing this, we must take greater care to educate ourselves on the power of personal influence, for people often undermine their own stated goals and desires without even knowing it. William George Jordan offers a plateful of food for thought on the matter in Chapter 3 …
Alchemy of Calmness III
A friend of mine was demonstrating a number of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves to me the other day, in support of his argument that you are most effective in self-defense when you are calm. If you are in a head lock, for instance, you are wise not to focus on the points of restriction that you …
Alchemy of Calmness I
In my recent post, You are an Alchemist, I had an unusual sensing of the presence of something that was formless, shapeless, but not void. I've had the feeling before, often in relation to the daily blog posts I write, and although I find myself fumbling for words to describe it, the feeling is akin …
Gregory Hake 