Creativity is an engine of life, which supplies power to drive forward. Anybody can play weird, that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple complicated is commonplace. ... Read More about Being Creative
Sunday
Restoring the Self
Everyone needs time to refresh. One day a week I seek to rest from earthly toil and sorrow. Revitalized, I find the strength to battle new tomorrows. [attributed to Richelle E. Goodrich] We are human ... Read More about Restoring the Self
Being Assertive
Throughout our lives, we assert ourselves - we do things. Often distinguished from aggressiveness, assertiveness is standing up for yourself without being abusive or overbearing. Most of the ... Read More about Being Assertive
Displaying Citizenship
People display citizenship by contributing positively to their communities in ways large and small. That is the essence of it. No man is an island entire of itself; every manis a piece of the ... Read More about Displaying Citizenship
Displaying Courage
Courage is an action taken at risk to the self. It is the active component of dignity. All of the elements of dignity – wisdom, caring and courage - are ego-transcendent, and lead to spiritual ... Read More about Displaying Courage
Agape
Agape is love for all people. When we care about other people for their sake instead of our own, we transcend the primal bonds of ego. Imagine a world in which everyone loved everyone. Such a ... Read More about Agape
Being Wise
Wisdom is a complex human trait, characterized by a marriage of the intellect with the emotions, and put into action. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; ... Read More about Being Wise
Transcending Previous Limitations
We do not enter a supernatural world when we transcend a previous limitation; it merely feels that way, because we have not experienced it before. Within ourselves, there are voices that provide us ... Read More about Transcending Previous Limitations
Being Open
Konstantin Somov, Open Door on a Garden (1934) To receive the world and everything it has to offer, we must be open. When the flower opens, the bees will come. [variously attributed] Nothing is ... Read More about Being Open