Conventional wisdom reminds us that “Our ends never justify our means”, and yet — while this is indeed a Truth — the Soul knows something else; that Peace can only come when both our ends and the means that bring us to them are Peace-full …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “Love will find a way”, and yet the Soul reminds us that Love need never find a way, for Love always IS The Way …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “Little by little, a person walks far”, and yet the Soul knows that our true Destination is only attained after we realize that there is nowhere else for us to go …
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Conventional wisdom says that we should “Never say never”, and yet the Soul offers us a persistent-yet-gentle “Always say allWays” instead …
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Conventional wisdom reminds us that “Slow yet steady wins the race”, and yet it is the Soul that knows that the only way to truly triumph in any race is to calmly refuse to compete therein …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”, and yet the Soul reminds us that we don’t know what we truly possess until we fully realize that we will never truly own anything …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “There is no sin that can hide from one’s conscience”, and yet the Soul reminds us that this is not at all the case, for the Soul knows only Love & Loving — and as such sees either past or through each & every sin …
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Conventional wisdom tells us to “Practice what we preach”, and yet the Soul reminds us gently to practice non-preaching …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “The pen is mightier than the sword”, and yet the Soul reminds us that the only pen that is truly Mighty is the one used to uplift or in-Courage; just as the only sword that is truly Strong — is the one that remains forever in its sheath …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “When we are in Rome, we should do as the Romans do”, and yet the Soul reminds us to let our True Self shine forth no matter where we are — or with whom …
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Conventional wisdom tells us that “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”, and yet the Soul reminds us as well that, when the tough get really going, their Love shines especially bright …
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