The Necessity of Door-Building

“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.” – George Carlin Today is Labor Day here in the United States (of America). I am thinking this week would be a good one for some thoughts and questions on work and purpose. Today, before heading…

The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before. – Albert Einstein I wonder more and more these days just how many things that we attribute to Einstein are actually his words. Regardless,…

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. – The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama) Happiness is not something you buy. Happiness is not some place you get to. Happiness is not something you trade misery for. Happiness is something you create – by your thoughts, feelings and actions. What…

Trade your expectation for appreciation and the world changes for you. – Tony Robbins When you expect you are needy and in opposition with how the World works. When you appreciate the World it (and everything and one in it) is available to you. When you are in appreciation, you are aligned with the energy of creation…

Character is much easier kept than recovered. – Thomas Paine Whatever it takes to earn the esteem and trust is but a fraction of what it takes to rebuild yourself in the eyes of others. And that’s assuming it’s even possible. Sometimes, once you lose the confidence of people it can be impossible to get…

Just wanted to share with you something that was shared with me: ***** Whenever you think that your needs are not met, you’re telling the story of a future. – Byron Katie Because the present moment meets all needs; it’s only the future that does not. That’s why my friend Rich Litvin always reminds us…