(Time to read: ~3 minutes) One of the most significant events in my life happened around a game I hate – baseball! I like the kind of activities that flow smoothly – like dance or even soccer. And I hate waiting around, doing nothing. So baseball!?! That game where you (or at least I) spend […]
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Uncle Roy’s Story
(An 8 minute video of Uncle Roy telling his story) I wrote this post about a contribution my Uncle Roy made to my life. And now you can hear his side of that story at the following link. I hope you find it as meaningful and inspiring as I do. http://watch.tsn.ca/clip730737#clip743593 (You’ll need to listen […]
The Key to Teaching
Nine tenths of education is encouragement. – Anatole France
To accomplish great things…
To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe. – Anatole France
Quietly by Love
Why … take by force what you may have quietly by love? – Chief Powhatan 1607
To bring world peace – The Dalai Lama
If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world. —The Dalai Lama
There is no reason not to follow your heart…
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almosteverything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear ofembarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that […]
Peace, Religion, and Non-Violence
(Time to read: ~ 2 minutes) The following quotations were taken from “New Statesman” – the article “The Power of a Dangerous Idea” by Mehdi Hasan which can be found at this link: http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2011/12/violence-faith-violent-arab “We chose non-violence not from cowardice or weakness but out of moral conviction; we don’t want to reach victory by having […]
Love and Power – Dr. Martin Luther King
“Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose… One of the great problems of history is that the concepts of love and power have usually been contrasted as opposites — polar opposites — so that love is identified with a resignation of power, and power with a denial of love… What is […]
Keeping Your Balance
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein – Shared by Ron Reding
“...there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do -- determined to save the only life you could save.”
― Mary Oliver
