Justification & Freedom - 5 views
Often times, recognizing justification in ourselves can begin to free us from the trouble it creates. Self-Justification can be seen once we know what to look for: Are we blaming? Playing the victi...
Save The World? - 2 views
We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts. (Pema Chödrön)
The Hardest Tasks - 8 views
Congratulations! And thanks for being brave!
started by Joe Bennett on 31 Mar 14
2 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 01 Apr 14
Harold Wright and Mingaile Taber liked it
Forgiveness - 3 views
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. (Lewis B. Smedes)
Education - 3 views
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. (Sydney J. Harris)
People - 4 views
Today - let's agree to see each other as people. People with the same hopes, needs, fears, ambitions, goals and anxieties that we do. Person-to-Person instead of Person-to-Object. Watch what hap...
The Mirror - 4 views
Maturity - 3 views
Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the othe...
It Takes More Than Intellect - 11 views
The research tells us that emotional intelligence is a far better predictor of success than intellectual intelligence. Above a certain level intellectual intelligence does not help you become more...
Finding Fault - 11 views
Gail - thank you for adding to our knowledge about self-deception. Glad to see you on the forum!
started by Joe Bennett on 27 Jan 14
2 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 27 Mar 14
Brian Suszek and Harold Wright liked it
Being Wrong - 3 views
Why we should all admit (and embrace) being wrong: Attachment to our own rightness keeps us from preventing mistakes when we absolutely need to, and causes us to treat each other terribly. ("wrongo...
The Simple Truth - 5 views
The simple truth is, we all make mistakes, and we all need forgiveness... We can come up with all manner of justifications to excuse what we have done. When we are willing to let down our defenses ...
Our Wounds - 2 views
The deepest wounds aren't usually the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people. (adapted, Isobelle Carmody)
Anger - 4 views
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to ...
Decide - 3 views
Every person must decide whether they will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. (adapted, Martin Luther King, Jr.)
The Practice of Humility - 2 views
These are a few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one's self. To mind one's own business. Not to want to manage other people's affairs. To accept contradictions and c...
No Man Is An Island - 3 views
A fantastic reminder! Live for others... So simple, so powerful.
started by Joe Bennett on 14 Mar 14
1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 16 Mar 14
Brian Suszek and Harold Wright liked it
Servant - 3 views
I don't know where being a servant came into disrepute. It is the refuge of a philosopher, the food of the lazy, and, properly carried out, it is a position of power, even of love. (John Steinbeck)
Judgment - 3 views
It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey. (Steve Maraboli)
How Do We Change? - 4 views
Personal change is inherently paradoxical. It cannot be pursued directly, but is a byproduct of something else. I can only change by focusing on others - I cannot change by focusing on myself. (The...
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