There are several kinds of strength, including physical strength, inner strength, and political strength, or strength in numbers fortified by unity. Among the most moving examples of this was the ... Read More about Strength
Weekdays
Endurance – Stamina
The key to doing 8 shows a week is endurance, stamina. [Betty Buckley] Chess as a sport requires a lot of mental stamina, and this is what that makes it different from a physical sport. Chess ... Read More about Endurance – Stamina
Being Rigorous
. . . people underestimate the creativity you use in science and the rigor you need in music. They basically have the same path. [Pardis Sabeti] The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind ... Read More about Being Rigorous
Being Vigorous
Energy, intensely expressed, is vigor. You can see the difference between a sports team that is playing with spirit and energy, and one that is going through the motions. Or think of a colony of ants ... Read More about Being Vigorous
Organization
If unity is the spirit of empowerment, organization is its mechanics. Social organization empowers in-groups, or all of society. When people not only work together but also plan, strategize and ... Read More about Organization
Being Unified and Cohesive
Unity is an empowering force. Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. [attributed to Ryunosuke Satoro] Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. [Helen Keller] ... Read More about Being Unified and Cohesive
Empowering
With spiritual maturity comes empowerment, in our individual lives, and in our relations with others. Communities become empowered by acting together, in harmony. Power can be taken, but not ... Read More about Empowering
Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
The sacred is found in nature. (Where else would you find it?) Reverence is an attitude, and a way of looking at things. Many religious naturalists describe this as natural piety. “Both Emerson ... Read More about Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
Being at One with All
We are part of the only reality there is. So we think - most of us do. People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in ... Read More about Being at One with All