Brené Brown: Greatness: “to own your story and love yourself through the process”. I am aiming for 100% of the first limb of that definition, I’m at about 80% currently. On the second limb of the definition, I’m at about 20%. Brené, many people, say that we have to love ourselves if we are to be able to ...
LOVE IS…
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DOWNGRADE THE EGO AND THE SELF
"The attitude of gratitude is the place of true joy, the real McCoy,it’s a place of giving, not taking,of being authentic,not faking,it’s part of the human condition to push forward a mission to make the world a better place,which isn’t easy when you get caught up in the rat race. Anger, envy, ego, self,they are the antithesis, the ...
TRUE JOY
"The hunt for the holy grail,it's on the trail which leads to pure joy,which you find not by looking out but looking in,deep below your skin. Pleasure is a transient treasure,it’s in sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,it’s not in your soul,it’s in taking, not giving,it’s a fleeting high,to which you’re always saying goodbye. Happiness is taking ...
A DAY TO PROFESS LOVE AND GRATITUDE
"Tu B’Av, Jewish Valentine’s Day, on which we send our thanks above for the blessings that have given us the ones we love. But, in addition, today, it is my mission (as a poet, and didn’t you just know it - I do feel queasy, that line was pretty cheesy) to give thanks to Yaf, my wife, on our anniversary, the Hebrew date, so ...
THE HOLY GRAIL
"The holy grail, an escape from going stale, peace of mind, you will find, if your body, mind, soul and heart are in sync, a work of art. With the right state of mind, you will find that peace of mind. If you feel gratitude and contentment, not resentment, if you stop chasing, racing, you will find that peace of mind. Don't consign yourself ...
JUST 24 HOURS LEFT
What to do if just 24 hours left, Not to leave loved ones forlorn and bereft, I don’t want to die with things unsaid, Lying on, and leaving from, my death bed. Gratitude to express, Love to profess, No, there’s no emergency, But I have a sense of urgency. I must express that gratitude - authentic, not a platitude, I must do it today, not ...
BEHIND THE MASK: GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF…
I was having a private message 'chat' with my new, unofficial writing mentor yesterday and, re one of the exchanges, she said, "love this! this is a beautiful blog post, as is": I guess that she meant that what I had just said would make a great blog - so here it is... "Depression, mental illness/health/wellness, anxiety ...
OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
What is our purpose in life? I think, for what it's worth, that whether one takes a religious position on the question or looks at it from a Darwinian angle, we do have a purpose in life or, rather, we do have a role to play on Earth - in the universe. IMHO, we are here to ...
LOVE IS…
Can we be completely explained by science? Are we just oxygen, calcium, carbon, sulphur, magnesium et al? Are we inherently ‘programmed’ to behave in certain ways, do we react to physical and mental stimuli as a result of electrical impulses? Do we think and act independently or is it all just synapses, impulses, biological algorithms? Do we make decisions ...
LIFE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE
The second most beautiful experience we can have in life is witnessing compassion, empathy, love and kindness, witnessing the manifestation of the very best of humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5umUPJ2G4Y THE most beautiful experience we can enjoy in life is acting - OURSELVES – with compassion, empathy, love and kindness and witnessing the reaction from those towards whom the humanity ...