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 ...
What if You Didn't Have to Worry About Yourself? : zenhabits - 1 views
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Joe Bennett on 24 Mar 14Nearly every moment of every day of our entire lives (more than 1.2 billion seconds for me) is spent worrying about ourselves. We are preoccupied by concern about ourselves: am I doing the right thing, will I mess this up, will I be able to meet deadline, what do other people think of me, am I good enough, why is this happening to me, how can I get better, why don't people listen to me, why don't they treat me better, why can't they get out of my way, why is my body so fat, why don't things go my way, am I missing out on things? But what if we were freed of this worry about ourselves?
The leadership secret Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg have in common - 2 views
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...
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.)
If You Want to Convict Someone, Forgive Them | James Ferrell - 2 views
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When we see others as people, we see their hopes, needs and fears, and this willingness to see and understand informs everything we do with them. When we see others as objects, on the other hand, we give ourselves license to treat them inhumanely. In order to feel justified, we don't allow ourselves to consider the positive in them.
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...
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)
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 People We Dislike - 7 views
This quote made me smile, thanks!
Moral Killing - 4 views
Constantly I find myself 'making up my mind' about somebody else: 'He cannot be taken seriously. She is really just asking for attention. They are rabble rousers who only want to cause trouble' The...
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
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...
Education - 3 views
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. (Sydney J. Harris)
The Mirror - 4 views
The Hardest Tasks - 8 views
Congratulations! And thanks for being brave!
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