Conventional reminds tells that us that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, and yet the Soul reminds us of the far more important Truth: that no matter what is happening to you or where you might be headed, as long as you are alive — your life ain’t broke …
Conventional wisdom encourages us to “Join ’em if you can’t beat ’em”, and yet the Soul knows that to join others IS the only victory …
Conventional wisdom admonishes us “Don’t bite the hand that feeds”, and yet the Soul knows that the hand that truly Feeds worries not about being bitten; that the hand that truly Feeds can receive no mortal wound …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “There is no time like the present”, and yet the Soul knows – because the past is no more & future is illusion; because this moment is all we have – that there is actually no such thing as “time” at all …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and yet the Soul knows that Beauty is literally in the eyes … always in the eyes, via the Heart that sees through them …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “You can’t judge a book by its cover”, and yet far more importantly, the Soul knows that it is impossible to truly read a book while judging it at all; that Seeing the omnipresent Beauty of the other is the only choice that allows us to clearly See at all […]
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Good things come to those who wait”, and yet the Soul knows that Great Things only come to those who do not …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Two heads are better than one”, and yet the Soul knows that this is so only when those two heads share the same Heart …
Conventional wisdom tells us that “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”, and the Soul knows in addition that a chain’s weakest link is the one mistaking “power” for Strength — the link who incorrectly believes that gentleness is weakness and that “might” makes Right …
Conventional wisdom says that “We can lead a horse to water, but we cannot make him drink”, and yet the Soul reminds us that it is not our purpose to force others to drink of our Wisdom; that if any horse is sincerely thirsty, he will take a drink thereof whether he is encouraged to […]
Conventional wisdom tells us that “If we want something done right, we must do it ourselves”, and yet the Soul knows that whenever we require that anything be done “right”, it ends up being done wrong no matter who does the doing …
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