Out of our greatest rejection comes…

Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace:

Out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.

~Joel Osteen

Dare to disagree

A Ted Talk from Ted.com: Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers — and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree.

The measure of a life…

Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace:

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

~Corrie ten Boom

Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

A Ted Talk from Ted.com: For the past two years, photographer Lisa Kristine has traveled the world, documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images — miners in the Congo, brick layers in Nepal — illuminating the plight of the 27 million souls enslaved worldwide. (Filmed at TEDxMaui)

Start where you are…

Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace:

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

~Arthur Ashe

Steve Goodier - All Used Up

A well-known surgeon was attending a dinner party and watched the host adroitly carve and slice the large turkey for his guests.

When he finished slicing, the host asked, “How did I do, Doc? I think I’d make a pretty good surgeon, don’t you?”

“Perhaps,” said the physician. “But anyone can take them apart. Now let’s see you put it back together again.”

Like surgery, some tasks require special talent, skill or training. Not everyone can be a surgeon. Many do not have the aptitude to teach a class or repair an automobile, nor can most of us cook a gourmet meal, play the piano expertly, or solve a complex mathematical problem. But we can each contribute.

Spanish cellist Pablo Casals said, “Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.” Read more

The heavier the load…

Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace:

The heavier the load the more rewarding the delivery.

~Rick Beneteau

Chris Widener - Success Quote for Aug 13/12

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

~Mary Pickford

Chris Widener’s Action Point: Read more

Human salvation lies in…

Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace:

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Best of Blog: The Meaning of Compassion

“I would like to explain the meaning of compassion which is often misunderstood:

Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on that basis we develop a genuine concern for his or her problems. This is genuine compassion.

Usually when we are concerned about a close friend, we call this compassion. This is not compassion; it is attachment. Even in marriage, those marriages that last only a short time, do so because of attachment - although it is generally present - but because there is also compassion. Marriages that last only a short time do so because of a lack of compassion; there is only emotional attachment based on projection and expectation. When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one´s projections to change. As soon as our projections change, the attachment disappears, because that attachment was based solely on projection and expectation. Read more

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