Conventional wisdom tells us that “In life, our altitude is determined by our attitude”, and yet the Soul knows that — whether steadily struggling up a stony face or dangling listlessly by a thread — Joy is always on the move within you; ever ready to bring you back to the Peace that has been […]
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 […]
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 […]
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 […]
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 …
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