Posts Tagged ‘zen saying’
Going Viral With Friends
Everyone, and I mean everyone, has some sort of quirk or, perhaps I can call it, flaw. That’s what makes us interesting and unique. Really it is. Sameness is good for a while, but it is deadly. However, I would have to say that it’s easy to like or love someone that fits nicely into what we think is the “perfect” personality or possesses all the kinds of traits we personally deem as acceptable or preferable. Perfect? Please. Loving people who love us is so easy. We may have to dig a bit deeper into our character, but we should choose to like and to love all we meet with their quirks, flaws and all. The way I look at it, if we like or love others and choose to accept them for who they are, it not only shows our own depth of character, it means we have an abundance of people we can truly call our friends. Talking about going viral. This would be so much more lasting and widespread than any social media. Don’t click “like” if you agree, just give it a try.
Posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 | No Comments »
Right Action
Only you know what’s in your heart. Act on it. Strive to do what’s right–what’s honorable. By striving to do what is right in our own eyes and not in what we think is in the eyes of others, we can rest easy as we are making the right choice we know how. That is all that we can do. When we begin to imagine what others want us to do or when we guess at what we think we should say or do, we cheat ourselves. We step in places we shouldn’t step. After all, even those friends who we hold so close to our hearts will, sometimes, be at our side and, other times, be nowhere to be found. Every moment we breathe, we live with ourselves. So doesn’t it make sense to make sure that when we act, we can live with the consequences? People come in and out of our lives. We do not have the luxury of doing the same, that is, with ourselves.
Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Success
Notable folks in the past, in their own words, have said success in not found in our achievements but rather in whom we have become. I like to amend that by saying our success is in who we are becoming. Our life is constantly emerging and changing. If not, we live a very boring and predictable life. So as I get older, the more I think this notion of success is true. Although we would all like to find the cures for diseases or something remotely in that ballpark, most of our successes are limited to a different level, but still very wonderful professional and personal successes. For that, we should be very happy. But in today’s world we cannot rest on most professional success as the boss and others are likely saying something that resembles “what have you done for me lately” as opposed to “thanks, buddy”. So I am convinced that the kind, generous and grateful person who puts others first, are those who are most successful in all they do. They have found something in themselves that allows their humility to stand out and shine. For heaven’s sake, who wouldn’t want to be around someone like that? Heck, you’ve got to be around yourself all day long anyhow, why not be around someone who others see as successful. What a great way to be. What a great aspiration, and what a great way to measure your own success.
Posted on Sunday, November 27th, 2011 | No Comments »
The Quiet
When was the last time you experienced quiet? Stillness? I love the mountains and the woods as these are places that it seems easiest to pause, to be still and listen to the quiet. Sometimes the best time to experience the quiet in the wee morning hours when all is silent or when the snow falls and there is a certain hush throughout the neighborhood. Why do I think this is so important? When we are quiet and at rest, with no outside distractions, we hear that voice inside us that much clearer. You know that voice for which I am referring. It is telling us something new or helpful if we listen, but it is not always easy to hear and it is not always clear but it is there to guide us. We begin to hear our heartbeat and our breath and then that voice and we know we are closer to God. He uses this time to send us unfiltered thought and guidance. We just need to be still and be ready to listen to the quiet.
Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
Saying Little Says A Lot
Once said, it’s difficult taking back.I fail, but I remind myself that it is a virtue to say little. But there are times in which it is appropriate to speak. Those are the times we need to express gentle words that are sincere and from the heart. Of course, we should be truthful but that does not exclude being truthful with kindness. It is when we allow our ego to consume us and ultimately speak for us, we run into trouble.
Perhaps, instead of ego, our words are propelled by ignorance or without thinking. Regardless of its origin, if we learn from our ways and offer an apology, we may humbly step back onto the right path and we may continue our journey.
Posted on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
