Doing Our Best - 1 views
"I saw that we're all doing the best we can. This is how a lifetime of humility begins." (Byron Katie)
Reframing our problems - 4 views
"So here is a person working personally to live out of the box who had not considered what seeing others as people might mean for the biggest problems at work. Remember what it means to be working ...
How to Build "The Purest Kind of Courage" - Arbinger - 1 views
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Joe Bennett on 20 Dec 13"Some people assume that because it's not combative, the life (of pure courage) I have described must be timid, weak, and ineffectual. On the contrary, I have found that all things being equal, self-absorbed people never think as clearly or act as decisively as those whose conscience is clear. Self-absorbed people see threats where none exist, often can't tell their enemies from their friends, intend to surround themselves with allies who won't overshadow them.
Sincerity - 1 views
"Sincerity is being oneself without thinking of oneself. Self-forgetfulness is at the heart of sincerity. That means that if we try to force sincerity, we shall merely produce insincerity and hypoc...
Service - 2 views
Life is a place of service. Joy can be real when people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. (adapted, Leo Tolstoy)
Self-betrayal - 1 views
"If I betrayed myself by not seeing the humanity in the other then I would suffer. I believe every time we demonize anyone we lose some of our humanity." (Jo Berry, TEDx talk)
The Best Leaders Ask for More Feedback - 4 views
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)
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
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Forgiveness - 2 views
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. (Corrie ten Boom)
Education - 2 views
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. (Aristotle)
Connection - 3 views
We are members one of another, connected to each other... And just for that reason, we become most ourselves when we are most true to one another. We become most right with ourselves when we are mo...
The Thoughts in our Brains - 8 views
WOW....What an insightful way to evaluate our thoughts about others. It certainly makes me think twice about any "judgement" I may have of another person.
started by Joe Bennett on 16 Jan 14
1 follow-up, last by Harold Wright on 17 Jan 14
Brian Suszek and Harold Wright liked it
Forgiveness - 5 views
"In a word, we live together in forgiveness ... for without it no human fellowship can survive. Don't insist on your rights, don't blame each other, don't judge or condemn each other, don't find f...
The Power of One - 2 views
"The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in a single, solitary, even humble individual. For it is within the soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil ...
They Are Out of Control! - 5 views
I've heard this language recently when speaking of customers. I've colluded with those who spoke those words - I've "piled on" their bandwagon. Red flags are now going up for me. I've gained an ...
Falsehood - 1 views
"Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute. Avoid being scornful, both to ...
Evaluating My Way of Being - 3 views
Who wouldn't say this is true? "Others feel genuine respect and concern from me. They sense that my concern is to help them, not to prove something about myself." In order to help things go righ...
Beware - 2 views
"Beware of people who are anxious to tell you how you ought to live. Instead, test everything - against your own thoughtfully considered experience. If you are honest about that experience, what ...
Evaluating the Strength of My Relationships - 2 views
I am energetically engaged in helping others.
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