People will never forget how you made them feel

“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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Conscience

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Continue reading

My idea of happiness

“I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. Continue reading

On Friendship – Kahlil Gibran

Your friend is your needs answered.

He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside. Continue reading

Inter-dependence, of course, is a fundamental law of nature

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. Continue reading

Leadership is Inspiration, the Creation of New Life and Energy

The French word for people who seek to create systemic change is animateur. An animateur (from the root animer) is someone who ‘brings to life’ a new way of thinking, seeing or interacting that creates focus and energy. Continue reading

How change does happen – Jim Collins

Now picture a huge, heavy flywheel. It’s a massive, metal disk mounted horizontally on an axle. Continue reading

The Three Gates of Right Speech

“The words of the tongue
 should have three gatekeepers.” – ARAB PROVERB Continue reading

How do we attend to our purpose while holding the humility that we do not create it?

This is a real dilemma. Continue reading

We create ourselves by what we choose to notice

I know that we notice what we notice because of who we are. Continue reading