Act justly, forgive freely, remain teachable. This is how we will continue to evolve. This is how we will effect change in our society.
Category: Self love
Ambition
There are more of us “everyday heroes” than there are superstars.
Love
Love exorcises the demon of selfishness and replaces it with contentment.
Love is still the answer
Rest
On January 1, 2020, I crashed. Well, “crashed” is a rather dramatic word. I laid down. I rested. I surrendered. Many of us had a terrifically emotional holiday season. For me, it started the day after Thanksgiving. Grief came in with the Christmas carols and set up a cot in my heart. With each “Herald […]
Speed
Performance-based self-love is ineffective and harmful. If we are to create a world full of peace, we must start within.
Practice
My dad is an amateur musician. He started playing the guitar when he was 14 years old, playing along with the Kingston Trio, learning finger picking from Peter Paul and Mary, taking bluegrass classes from the guy up the street, and quietly swearing through Bach. By the time I came along, he was an accomplished […]
Sowing and Reaping
“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make” The Beatles “You get what you give” The New Radicals “Sowing the seeds of love” Tears for Fears If you plant corn, you expect to harvest corn. If you plant potatoes, You expect potatoes. It’s basic. You reap what you sow. […]
Self-awareness
Cultivating self-awareness requires little but attention and willingness.
Freedom From and Freedom To
If I had been free from the fear of embarrassment, I would have been free to help Cindy out. What a simple example of what true freedom looks like.
Suffering Is Optional
When I find that I’m stuck suffering over my suffering, I will ask if I’m being selfish, or isolating or holding on.
