One of the Most Important Skills

Whenever I think about the challenges of the World, and what the solutions might be, I sometimes get frustrated, or at least dismayed. I see the validity of parts of the claims of so many of the “reasonable” parties in the discussion, but give up in trying to reconcile the disparate positions. The answer is…

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. – Buddha I have recently begun to think a…

This is something I have been thinking about a great deal these days. I am collector of knowledge and wisdom. I have a belief that if I fill my head with great ideas, and think realistically positive thoughts as much as possible, and carefully craft my speech, that my life will improve. And it has….

Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people. – Zig Ziglar . . . is to learn from the mistakes of other people. And, to learn from the successes of other people. Every day we have the choice to be learners, and doers. Or we…

On the heels of yesterday’s post, I thought this would be a good follow-on. * * * Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. – Guillaume Apollinaire Happiness is really just a feeling-state. We have different names for it: peace-of-mind, cheerful, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly,…

[This is a continuation of this post.] (I  apologize, I wanted to make you wait a bit before giving you the “news.”) The good news is that you can manage yourself and your priorities, and more specifically, your energy. This is very good news indeed. In fact, with intention and practice (of rituals) you can…