“Before speaking, consider whether it is an improvement upon silence.” —SWAMI KRIPALVANANDJI
The Conscious Competence stage is one of hypersensitivity. In it, you begin to be aware of everything you say. You are moving your...
“The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON
young monk entered an order that mandated total silence. At his discretion, the abbot could allow any monk to speak. It was nearly five...
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” —POGO
People often complain to inspire envy; that is: to brag. A person will complain about someone else as a means of saying that he or she...
“If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.” —F
Here’s a bit of sobering news: You wouldn’t notice the faults in someone else if they were not also your faults. If you are honest with...
“It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains reve
Part of us that gets a rush from hearing bad news or from being in a confrontation with someone. Uncomfortable as these conditions may...
“We cannot become what we want to be by remaining the way we are.”
People often say to me, “Oh, so you’re saying I should fake it till I make it.” No. There is no such thing as “fake it till you make...
switch perspective story 2
As hit songs from the 1950s filled the air, the girls stood giggling on one side of the gym while we guys lounged on metal folding chairs...