Blindness - 11 views
I love Kierkegaard!
Blindness - 2 views
How easy it is to blind ourselves to our own wrongdoing by pointing to the wrongdoing of others. (C. Terry Warner, Bonds That Make Us Free)
It Is Never Too Late! - 4 views
It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn't depend on ...
Compassion - 3 views
Compassion is defined as a "keen awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a desire to see it relieved." People hurt others as a result of their own inner strife and pain. Avoid the active...
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)
Avoiding Collusion - 11 views
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too." ― Paulo Coelho
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
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)
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...
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.)
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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
The Mirror - 4 views
Education - 3 views
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. (Sydney J. Harris)
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...
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