(or “The very best of Hair Days”) “Going to Hell in a hand basket” is a phrase I’ve heard quite a bit these last few days — and for seemingly good reason … Rampant animal cruelty (a.k.a. “meat” & “milk”), America’s next President (currently a choice between a bigoted narcissist and a war-mongering sociopath), and […]
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love… Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.” ~ Lao Tsu
The main thing is the kind thoughts we are to have. So instead of trying to still the mind, I used the mind to have kind thoughts. As I did this I noticed that I was ONE with the kindness, so to speak. There was a feeling of being bigger than the body and just […]
Prizing Peace above victory … “Men do not beat drums before they hunt for tigers … The true power of the mind can be released only after [while] the body has been disciplined … If one’s words are no better than silence, one should keep silent.” “Never assume that just because a man has no […]
Your eventual sense of Inner Peace rests on your eventual re-Awakening … and your eventual re-Awakening rests on your courageous determination to BE the Caring YOU you have always been — to BE the Caring YOU you already are. “Against criticism a person can neither persuasively protest nor effectively defend himself. No, to champion over […]
A good Friend of mine passed away yesterday morning. His transition came as no surprise, as he had been chronically ill for many months previous, and yet the loss was palpable all the same … Death is an interesting phenomenon for us humans. It is truly the only inevitability — it is the only thing […]
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” ~ Bobby, age 7 “Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” ~ Mary Ann, age 4 “Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you […]
“Kindness is the currency of our hearts, the only currency that can never be subtracted and never be balanced in anyone’s ledgers. We choose to be kind because it is the way we want to live our lives, not because we will be rewarded in some way… Our acts of kindness are whole unto themselves. […]
Once upon a time in China, there were three mystics — known as the “Laughing Saints”, because they ever did was laugh. Whenever they would encounter a fellow traveler on the road, they would wave and laugh. Whenever they would be asked a question or offered advice, they would smile and laugh. And whenever they […]
“For the rest of your life you are going to have a choice about how to read the actions & intonations of the people you meet. And I would encourage you to consider the possibility that the lives and experiences of others are as complex and as unpredictable as your own; that other people – […]
Intelligence is one thing; being Civilized is quite another … Yes, we are an advanced, intelligent species. We can speak, use tools, make machines and color coordinate our clothes — all great accomplishments (especially the latter). And yet, even though these characteristics make us “smarter” than the other species on Earth, they don’t make us […]
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