For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should indeed be careful what we say. —Confucius. The words you use are a very powerful tool, period. Take a look at the words you use, and you can learn quiet a [...]
There is a popular proverb about 2 fighting wolves or dogs inside of us. One version of the proverb goes like this: One evening, an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is Evil – [...]
This article over at zen habits, is so good, I have to just put a link to it here. It perfectly outlines a tenant of having and keeping peace in life: see the glass as broken. When we expect things to go wrong, and roll with them as part of the adventure of life, we [...]
Posted on July 16, 2009, 9:21 am, by russds, under
Life Lessons.
This song randomly popped up on my itunes playlist this morning and reminded me just how much I love it. The melody, harmony and lyrics work together perfectly to make a great piece of music. They also communicate a very potent message. “If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d [...]
“Do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18). Reading through this passage today reminded me of an idea I first heard about while reading a book [...]