He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. – Confucius
The nature of humans and collections thereof is that good is rewarded (and the not-good is either ignored, or punished).
When you serve others, you serve yourself.
How?
Because there really isn’t any other . . . .
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama) I could go in all sorts of directions with this one, but I want to focus on one that doesn’t occur to so many people. Be kind to yourself. Always. That doesn’t mean you rationalize or tell yourself…
I was listening to a WNPR (CT Public Radio) radio show (The Colin McEnroe Show) and he was interviewing Byron Katie (of The Work). In their conversation Katie said something to effect of “all suffering comes from thought.” This McEnroe took some issue with. It was, unfortunately, a mis-understanding borne of not defining the term…
“In absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia, until we ultimately become enslaved by it.” – Robert Heinlein How do you decide what you are going to do each day? The better, more relevant, useful question is do you decide what to do each day? Few people do. Decide what…
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.” – Dale Carnegie This quote was a bit revelatory for me. It shouldn’t have been, but it was. It makes sense though, when I work hard, at something worthwhile and authentic I am often energized (not fatigued… ). How often do…
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau People say they’re so busy, so stressed, that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it, that there aren’t enough hours in the day, if I could just…
One key to living well is to understand the distinctions of life. Distinctions are often small shifts in perception that yield great differences in outcome. Think of them like forks in the road, the further you go down one path, the greater difference. * * * In any given moment there may not seem to a…