Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do. – Buddha
This reminds me of one of my favorite questions.
When I find myself annoyed/bothered by, or otherwise resisting, someone, I ask myself:
“What is it about you that I don’t like about me?”
That usually does the trick . . . .
People like to play with the letters of “fear” and make them into cute little acronyms. Some of them are actually useful, one comes to mind: False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear stops so many people from doing what they want to do that I feel compelled to introduce my own little riff on the four…
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trial. – Confucius If everything is easy, nothing is valued. If nothing is valued, life has little meaning. A life without meaning is the greatest misery a human can know. * * * Work hard. Get your hands dirty. Fail,* regularly. Fall down and…
True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’ – Oprah Winfrey To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. – Robert Muller When you realize you (can) grow from everything, you know the truth of Winfrey’s words. When you realize that…
A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow. – Friedrich Nietzsche Looking at this post in my Drafts folder I wasn’t sure if I was going to actually write the post or not. It is,…
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis…
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. – Mark Twain I don’t normally get into politics and the like on this blog, and I’m not about to start now, but I wanted to write something appropriate for Memorial Day here in the USA. There are all sorts…