Maxim #308: the size of the Dog
Conventional wisdom tells us that “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”, and yet the Soul knows that the strongest dog is the one who invites his enemies out to play …
Maxim #309: speaking Clarity
Conventional wisdom tells us “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”, and yet the Soul knows that it is our silence that often speaks most clearly – shouting our falsehoods when we are passive or selfish; and booming our Truth when we are active & Kind …
Maxim #310: the only revenge
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Success is the best revenge”, and yet the Soul knows that it is actually Compassion steeped in Forgiveness that brings the only true Victory …
Maxim #311: finding Truth
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The search for truth is but a stumbling block on the pathway of life”, and yet the Soul knows that Life places no obstacles in our path whatsoever — only stepping stones of various shapes & sizes; some of which we do indeed carelessly stumble upon, and yet every one […]
Maxim #312: Together, all the pieces
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If the pieces don’t fit together, their individual beauty doesn’t matter”, and yet the Soul knows that true Beauty is simply a harmonious reflection of the Universal Oneness — that it knows no steps or phases; that it has no separate parts …
Maxim #313: with someone you Love
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The road of life is made smoother when traveled with someone you love”, and yet the Soul knows that — whether facing an enemy or sitting close to a friend — real LOVE finds the roughest road available, and then walks it joyfully anyway …
Maxim #314: the Path to real Knowledge
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Knowledge is a progression from foolish ignorance to mature mastery”, and yet the Soul knows that real Wisdom is actually a trail that ever rises — always commencing in the arrogance of mental certainty, and always arriving in the humility of active charity …
Maxim #315: making God smile
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If you want to make God laugh, make your own plans”, and yet the Soul knows otherwise — that if your plans are to force your beliefs on others, God will weep while you scheme; and that if your plans are to make your world a more Beauty-full place, then […]
Maxim #316: losing & Winning
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Losers make excuses; winners find solutions”, and yet the Soul knows that — when it gets right down to it — there are no “contests” to win and there are no “problems” to solve; that Happiness comes not from how earnestly or how diligently we shovel Life’s troubling “bubbles”, but […]
Maxim #317: the birthplace of failure
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Satisfaction is the beginning of failure”, and yet the Soul knows that it is wishing for things to “get better” that keeps us from making it so — that it is in wishing for things to “get better” that our failure becomes complete …
Maxim #318: praying for rain
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If you pray for rain you must be ready & willing to deal with the mud”, and yet the Soul knows that it is praying to be free from pain that is the birthplace of all our suffering; and that it is stepping boldly into our discomforts that is the […]
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