“Despite what you might think, being mean — or angry — or aggressive — will never, ever accomplish what you desire or hope for. You may feel better about yourself for acting that way, and yet in reality, making those choices has the exact OPPOSITE effect on others. What it actually does is bring more […]
Wealth is not owning lots of things or having lots of money or celebrating lots of “good times” or even enjoying lots of good friends … No, your true Wealth — your deepest Peace & your greatest Joy — will arrive effortlessly at your doorstep, though only after your hopes & your desires have been […]
“One can make a day of any size, and regulate the rising and the setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining.” – John Muir
“Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion to how much we know about how they are made.” ~ John Godfrey Saxe, 1869 We are told to be careful of strangers; to not make prolonged eye-contact with them; to avoid provoking them by being “too friendly” … We are told over and over again […]
“No man or woman can really be strong or gentle or kind without the world being better for it; without somebody somewhere being helped or comforted by the very existence of that Goodness.” ~ Alan Alda Life can be hard, it’s true, and we are all, each & every one of us, under immense pressures […]
“True learning comes from a desire to satisfy curiosity, not from a docile effort to please some taskmaster. When so much of a child’s educational experience is teacher-directed and not curiosity-driven, you have a one-way ticket to boredom and failure. My point is important: if a student loves a subject, the only teacher direction he/she […]
Regardless of what might happen to us all in the life hereafter, one thing is certain: this is the very last life you will have as YOU … … so go forth and make the most of it!
“Success – to laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty and find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a […]
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