Maxim #165: speaking softly
Conventional wisdom tells us to “Speak softly and carry a big stick”, and yet the Soul knows that it is impossible to speak softly while armed with ay weapon …
Maxim #166: while the iron is hot
Conventional wisdom says that we should “Strike while the iron is hot”, and yet the Soul knows that Kindness is the only blow that leaves a truly lasting mark …
Maxim #167: true Intellect
Conventional wisdom says that “Stupid is as stupid does”, and yet the Soul knows that acts of aggression are the only deeds truly “dumb”; and that condemnation is the only real “stupidity” …
Maxim #168: live to LIVE
Conventional wisdom says that “He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day”, and yet the Soul knows that to run away in the hopes of attaining a “victory” in any future act of combat is the very essence of death …
Maxim #169: Facta non Verba
Conventional wisdom tell us that “Actions speak louder than words”, and yet the Soul knows that our actions are most often the only words worth speaking …
Maxim #170: real Wealth
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The best things in life are free”, and yet the Soul knows that the man or woman concerned with things is never truly Free … (one week’s worth of sustenance in Germany — note the “smiles”) (one week’s worth of sustenance in Ecuador — note the Smiles)
Maxim #171: nibbling with Love
Conventional wisdom says that “Barking dogs don’t bite”, and yet the Soul knows that all “dogs” that bark — regardless of species – have already bitten their Selves … (image quote from Kent M. Keith)
Maxim #172: the truest Treasure
Conventional wisdom says that “All that glitters is not gold”, and yet the Soul knows that our truest Treasure rests solely within us; and that it is completely invisible to all who search for their “gold” in the world …
Maxim #173: falling to fly
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The bigger they are, the harder they fall”, and yet the Soul knows a far more poignant Truth — that the harder we fall, the sooner we Soar …
Maxim #174: Beauty IS
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The clothes do not make the man”, and yet the Soul knows that the Man quite truly “makes” his clothes …
Maxim #175: two to tango
Conventional wisdom tells us that “It takes two to tango”, and yet the Soul reminds us that the Soul itself always counts as one of those two – that even if we have no physical partner present, it is always possible to dance …
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