Words of Inspiration
I believe that freedom is something that can only exist in the present moment by declaration. This is what makes the Declaration of Independence such a powerful document. It is an interesting read in the context of current events. I have included the text of the Declaration of Independence below. …
Can you entertain another point of view? There is more than one way to see things. “It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle I am not going to question your opinions. I am not going to meddle with your belief.…
Maybe it is time to create a Declaration of Interdependence to acknowledge that no one does it alone. For each of us to be where we are, there have been countless people and events who have come before. It is easy to lose sight of this in a culture that…
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the flower leaves on the heel of the one that crushed it” – unknown #inspiration #bethechange #fractaltruth “We achieve inner health only through forgiveness – the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves” – Joshua Loth Liebman “Forgiveness does not change the past,…
I wrote the following words on my birthday last year; it was shortly after the beginning of the oil spil in the Gulf. #fractalmoments It seems that collectively, the commitment of humans to money is stronger than the commitment to safety, ethics, or almost anything else. Corporate structure further nourishes…
We often hear of “unconditional love”. What if we could practice “unconditional listening”, and what would that be like? What could such a listening allow in the world? #inspiration #bethechange #fractaltruth #bestill To listen is to continually give up all expectation and to give our attention completely and freshly, to…
The more you know, the more you know you don’t know. “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so” – Mark Twain To me, there is a knowing and a KNOWing. The human knowing is a product…
The first time I read this, it took my breath away. We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For To my fellow swimmers: here is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who will be afraid, who will try to…
As a culture, we tend to think of failure as a bad outcome of some sort of risk. The reason may be that we take failure very personally — “I failed!” If we can take a step away from that personal attachment, one can start to see failure as simply…
Why do we say that music is “played”? What are other ways that adults can be in the world of “play”? Here is an excellent example of bringing play to everyday life. Piano stairs – Rolighetsteorin.se – The fun theory #inspiration #fractaltruth #dreamfortheworld #fractegrity “When I say playfulness is…