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My mother always told me forgiveness can be hard for all of us, but we must look even harder at the future, without it.
started by Joe Bennett on 19 Sep 13
2 follow-ups, last by bevharrisaz1 on 19 Sep 13
Actions speak louder than words. So true!
"The simple, clean truth about ourselves has more therapeutic power than any psychological theory ... No self-proclaimed human authority will serve you better than your own straightforward sense of...
"I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble." (Rudyard Kipling)
"The view that someone else is responsible for my happiness is a symptom of self-deception." (The Arbinger Institute)
"The boxed-in world we experience as self-betrayers offers us opportunities to submit in humiliation or to stick up for ourselves defiantly, which are both self-absorbed actions, but it offers us n...
"I know now that people only 'seem' to live when they care only for themselves, and that it is by love for others that they really live." (Leo Tolstoy)
"The majority of men do not think in order to know the truth, but in order to assure themselves that the life which they lead, and which is agreeable and habitual to them, is the one which coincide...
"Those who choose to be servants know the most about being free." (Janette Oke)
"Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their...
"How much larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it ... You would break out of this tiny and tawdry theatre in which your own little plot is always being played, and you wou...
"There can be no surer proof of a confirmed pride than a belief that one is sufficiently humble." (C.S. Lewis)
"When others respond poorly, perhaps I worry how they are a problem for me. Consider how we both might benefit if I started wondering how I am a problem for them." (Arbinger Core @ Work)
"The truth that matters is not that others have mistreated me - perhaps they have ... The truth that matters is that I have mistreated others." (C. Terry Warner)
Under those circumstances, you would appreciate those that had the bravery to help you find those faults, and you wouldn't squander their courage with inaction.
started by Joe Bennett on 27 Aug 13
1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 27 Aug 13
"If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable ...
"The more mature a soul, the less it blames others." (Toba Beta)
"And why are we your primary concern?" Lou asked pointedly. "Because you don't think you should be," Avi answered. (The Anatomy of Peace) Where is the blindness in my own life?
