Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
It all depends on where you look, and what you’re focused on.
Look for the bad and you’ll no doubt find it. (and feel accordingly.)
Look for the good and you’ll find that as well (and feel much better . . . ).
Trustworthy. Respectable. Admirable. * * * Leadership, more than anything, is a personal relationship between leader and led. It’s not a hierarchical relationship, where one person has power and the other none. Sure, a leader must be technically savvy and proficient, s/he must know “the business,” but at its core, its most fundamental, leadership is…
More genius from a mentor of mine, Steve Chandler: All fear comes from picturing the future. Putting things off increases that fear. Soon we are nothing but heavy minds weighing down on weary brains. Too much future will do that. Only a warrior’s approach will solve this. A warrior takes his sword to the future….
In terms of what you do, I mean? Should you, as so many say, love what you do? Read this article and come back . . . . * * * So, what do you think? Has your answer changed, or evolved even? I think, as the author does as well (in his own way),…
There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life – happiness, freedom, and peace of mind – are always attained by giving them to someone else. – Peyton C. March Whatever we hoard withers and contracts. Whatever we give away regenerates and expands. The things that matter…
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. – Henry David Thoreau There’s a reason why the windshield is so much larger than the rear-view mirror. Ever think about why the rear-view mirror isn’t larger in a car? Probably not, because it’s just about the right size. We can learn a lot…
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. – Emerson This reminds me of something I like to remind myself of something (I believe) the Buddha said: “Anger is like swallowing poison expecting your enemy to die.” I like to view anger in such a (useful) way. Do you agree? After…