Tag Archives: caring about others

Looking at the Surface

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Life is actually simple. It’s principals are straight forward and uncomplicated. Nature will always be its natural self and never a pretender or a poser. Trees are simple. Flowers are uncomplicated. Dogs and cats are predictably the way they are. … Continue reading →

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Top of the Heap

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

“Golden Rules for Peace” (expressed by 13 different religions) Aboriginal Spirituality We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive. – Chief Dan George Baha’i Faith Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish … Continue reading →

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What You Stand For

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Before you speak, Let your words pass through THREE gates: At the first gate, ask yourself, ‘Is it TRUE?’ At the second gate ask, ‘Is it NECESSARY?’ At the third gate ask, ‘Is it KIND?’ A Sufi saying My self-analysis: … Continue reading →

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How Much Love…

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

“How much love have you let in today?” That question crossed my path and stopped me in my tracks. Reading the article by Cheryl Eckl that followed the question hit me like a ton of bricks: giving love to others … Continue reading →

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The Flower of Life

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

For most of my life if a friend drifted away I felt what we shared was completely lost. Once in a while we’d get hooked up again at some point, but most often not. Then there were the romantic relationships … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Love

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading →

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Mostly We Are All The Same

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

We’re all pieces of the same ever-changing puzzle; some connected for mere seconds, some connected for life, some connected through knowledge, some through belief, some connected through wisdom, some through Love, and some connected with no explanation at all. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Modesty In Spirit

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Plain and simple, I admire humility. A little thing that happened years ago while checking into a hotel jumps to mind. The lodging was one of those five-star types (Ritz Carlton) where my company meeting was being held and not … Continue reading →

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This Is All There Is

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Each person is unique; a completely original work crafted by intention, deeds, heredity, family, choices, fate and forces beyond understanding. And the path we each choose is one of a kind. There are commonalities, but no exact matches. That is … Continue reading →

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A Greater Amount of Peace

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Getting to know myself more intimately and growing wiser with years has helped me see the greatest barrier to knowing “peace” has been ‘me’ all along. Being focused on everything and everyone external as the cause for a lack of … Continue reading →

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