“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King
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“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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“Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
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“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” – Josh Billings
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR is right, but the quote has become over-used to the point of being trite. Allow me to offer an update of sorts: The only thing we have to fear is not doing that which matters to us and isn’t actually scary.
Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time. – Lou Brock Of course, looking “bad” is a matter of opinion, but Mr. Brock’s point is well taken. If you’re worried about messing up and looking bad, you’ll likely never attempt much of anything….
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s when things are tough that one’s true character is revealed. I heard someone say people are like oranges: they reveal their true…
There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendship between those engaged in furthering the evolution of consciousness has a quality impossible to describe. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin If you want to do better, to do great things in your life, you…
There are three places you can be stuck:* the past, the present and the future. If you’re stuck in the present, then coaching can help you. If you’re stuck in the past or the future, you need something else. “Stuckness” in the present is easy to fix (relatively speaking . . . ). Generally, getting…
This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. Therefore…