We empower ourselves by conforming to a relevant order or orders - through rigor. . . . people underestimate the creativity you use in science and the rigor you need in music. They basically have ... Read More about Being Rigorous
Thursday
Paying It Forward
Doing something good for future generations is noble, and for many people, uplifting. Most people wish to leave something of value behind after they die. While we live, many of us wish to ... Read More about Paying It Forward
Understanding
“Understanding” refers to the thinking component of empathy. It is the next step beyond acknowledging another's humanity. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his ... Read More about Understanding
Purifying
In human affairs, purity is an ideal. A pure hand needs no glove to cover it! [Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter.] Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which ... Read More about Purifying
Amore
Amore is so strongly on our minds that most people think it is a synonym for Love. It is one part of one kind of love. This begins with a season, which for want of a better word we might as well ... Read More about Amore
Taking Pride
One kind of pride lifts us up; the other brings us down. “Pride is an interesting emotion because it simultaneously focuses on the self and on others.” The essential difference between healthy ... Read More about Taking Pride
Living in Flow
We are not “wired” to sit still but to be active, and in flow with our best selves. Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi is credited with developing the concept of flow. “Csikszentmihalyi developed the term ... Read More about Living in Flow
Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal
Fidelity, in the context of Faith, is reliance over time. When our trust, confidence and reliance are rewarded consistently over time, we are unlikely to stray from the object of our Faith. Many ... Read More about Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal
Intimacy
Intimacy reaches deep within, and simultaneously outward to another. It is transcendent in its depth. If we are fortunate, we have one or a few sustaining relationships that are emotionally ... Read More about Intimacy