Many people have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. [Helen Keller] There are thousands who ... Read More about Being Faithful to Commitments
8 Harvest and Celebration
Knowing Self
The intellectual component of finding one's best niche in the world is self-knowledge. This includes knowledge of one's strengths and weaknesses, along with ones interests and dislikes, and how well ... Read More about Knowing Self
Making and Keeping Sacred Vows
A vow is an intention. When I looked again at the titles for today and for this Wednesday, the placement of Beethoven's and Mozart's most solemn masses under commitment fidelity, not under sacred ... Read More about Making and Keeping Sacred Vows
Finding and Occupying Your Niche
. . . each of us can work to change a small portion of events. . . It is from numberless diverse acts of courage . . . that the belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for ... Read More about Finding and Occupying Your Niche
Appreciating the Tapestry of Life
Once we have embraced complexity, we can see it is a rich tapestry. This non-threatening way of looking at change and its components and predicates is in keeping with spiritual ideals. ... Read More about Appreciating the Tapestry of Life
Dissenting – Challenging Conventions
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at ... Read More about Dissenting – Challenging Conventions
Appreciating and Embracing Complexity
The simple mind does not like change, which it may resist to the point of self-annihilation. The ability to acknowledge, appreciate and embrace the complexity of systems has always been a valuable ... Read More about Appreciating and Embracing Complexity
Being an Agent for Revolution
Being Aware of Things as They Are
The modern, and to my mind true, theory is that mathematics is the abstract form of the natural sciences; and that it is valuable as a training of the reasoning powers not because it is abstract, but ... Read More about Being Aware of Things as They Are