Category: Wisdom

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

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20 Best Inspirational Speeches from the Movies

Here’s my favorite;

There are 19 more here: 20 Best Inspirational Speeches from the Movies – Lifehack.

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Silence on this Day

Thank you to all the veterans in my life! Regardless of how I feel about war and aggression, I’m still grateful for those who have served so that my family and I can have the freedoms we do…

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I found today’s editorial message in the NY Times to poignantly yet beautifully capture the spirit of today.

“If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the silence at the heart of Memorial Day — the inward turn that thoughts take on a day set aside to honor the men and women who have died in the service of this country.

It is the silence of soldiers who have not yet been, and may never be, able to talk about what they learned in war, the silence of grief so familiar that it feels like a second heartbeat. This is a day for acknowledging, publicly, the private memorial days that lie scattered throughout the year, a day when all the military graves are tended to, even the ones that someone tends to regularly as a way of remembering.

It always seems strange the way the fond, sober gestures of memory…

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This is water…

Hint; it has nothing to do with water. It’s a commencement speech that is most likely unlike any other you’ve ever heard…

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What would life be like…

You can listen to one of Tara’s meditations on the topic here:

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Is the best guru for you, you?

Tara Brach is my guru, however, in the end, Tom, it is up to me to apply her teaching. Perhaps I am my own guru…

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Why do you need a guru? If you fall down, then pick yourself up and continue to walk. ~Krishnamurti

I’ve been reading with interest the posts of my fellow Patheos blogger Ambaa, also known as the White Hindu, who does a fantastic job of opening a window into Hindu traditions and philosophy. She also writes a regular series titled “Find a Guru” where she introduces us to specific gurus, warts and all.

Like the warning that appears on any product with the potential to cause harm, Ambaa warns readers of the “Find a Guru” column to “exercise caution when selecting a teacher”. And I believe she does this for good reason. Time and time again, we read reports of gurus behaving badly. (Not that the Eastern philosophies have a monopoly on bad behavior.)

One recent case of a guru gone bad revolves around the renowned Zen…

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A Heart That Is Ready for Anything

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One of my favorite teachers, Tara Brach, shares this in the Huffington Post:

When the Buddha was dying, he gave a final message to his beloved attendant Ananda, and to generations to come:

“Be a lamp unto yourself, be a refuge to yourself. Take yourself to no external refuge.”

In his last words, the Buddha was urging us to see this truth: Although you may search the world over trying to find it, your ultimate refuge is none other than your own being.

Continue reading “A Heart That Is Ready for Anything” →

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The real problem here…

I’m pondering this…

ZEN PENCILS – Cartoon quotes from inspirational folks.

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The Greatest Meaning of Life: Teenager’s Final Goodbye Touches Millions

When someone close to us is diagnosed with a terminal illness we feel so many things. Sorrow, regret, grief and confusion and eventually, if we’re able to, we try and find solace in the happy moments that person experienced. However, when this person is only 14, it’s even harder to accept their fate when they still have so much to live for. In this incredibly moving video, we learn of the story of Zach Sobiech; a teenager in his final stages of a rare and terminal bone cancer who turned to music to say goodbye. While his music became a hit, it was his message to spend your life making people happy that touched millions around the world.

via The Greatest Meaning of Life: Teenager’s Final Goodbye Touches Millions.

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Think You’re Health Conscious? How’s Your Brain Looking?

It’s the most complicated organ in the human body, burns 20-30% of the total number of calories in your body, and is said to contain more tiny internal connections than there are stars.

The wonder-organ we’re referring to is the human brain.

And despite its complex nature, it’s actually very easy to look after.

Although, with many of us being unaware of how our intelligence, happiness and longevity continually changes depending on how we care for our brain, learning how to improve its health can undoubtedly change our lives.

via Think You’re Health Conscious? How’s Your Brain Looking?.

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Are You a Prisoner of Your Mind?

In this 10-minute video, the legendary Eckhart Tolle explains that by analyzing every thought we have, we get trapped in a conceptual reality – effectively imprisoning ourselves in our minds.

Listen to this video to learn how to escape from this continual mental chatter so you’re able to hear the voice of wisdom – one that can only be heard when the mind is silent.

via Are You a Prisoner of Your Mind?.

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Father Guido Sarducci on work and life…

Life is a job! This explains a lot why the world works as it does…

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You Say, ‘Jesus Is the Only Way’!”

I might lose a friend or two over this post, but over the weekend, I read an article by Dr. Steve McSwain on the Huffington Post and it rocked my world! I curate it here:

To those who know me, it is no surprise that I was born with a WHY chromosome.

Because I was so fortunate as to travel the world during my teen years…those highly impressionable years…I’ve seen things, heard things, experienced things that became fertile soil to my many questions.

I was raised in a Southern Baptist pastor’s home. Everyone I knew was Christian. Most were Baptist. Even if you did not go to church, you regarded yourself as Christian and, very often, as Baptist, too. So, the nearest thing to me of a person of another “religion” was a Catholic.

Yet, on more than one occasion, I’ve stood with thousands of other actual Catholics in St. Peter’s Square in Rome…as they eagerly awaited a blessing from the Pope… and, as I watched with curiosity… wonder… questions.

Continue reading “You Say, ‘Jesus Is the Only Way’!”” →

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Running from Crazy…

Interesting thoughts from Mariel Hemingway. The more you listen, the more you ‘remember’ we are all connected and we are all the same…

I like clip 6 the best. Read the rest of Megan McWilliams’ talk with Mariel Hemingway here:

Running with Mariel Hemingway. ~ Megan McWilliams | elephant journal.

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Are You the Cause of Relationship Disharmony?

The team at FinerMinds shares:

When your relationships are feeling like they’re out of sync, and you don’t like the way someone is behaving towards you, how often do you think, “If only they’d act in a certain way, everything would be great”?

Sound familiar?

Unintentionally, we often blame others for not living up to our expectations, when in fact, and more often than not, this type of relationship disharmony is a reflection of what we’re putting out there.

In this reflective, 10-minute video, we’re reminded of the need to work on the relationship we have with ourselves in order to cultivate the type of relationships we want with others.

via Are You the Cause of Relationship Disharmony?.

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Equipped for Empathy?

Barbara Ficarra shares:

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” These are heartfelt words by award-winning actress Meryl Streep.

Do we all have the power of empathy? Are we hardwired to know what other people want? Is it easy to think about other people’s thoughts?

Rebecca Saxe’s enlightening TEDTalk “How To Read Each Other’s Minds” asks: “Why is it so hard to know what somebody else wants or believes?” “Why is it so hard to change what somebody else wants or believes?” And “How is it so easy to know other minds?”

via Barbara Ficarra: Equipped for Empathy?.

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Just Remember, Thoughts Aren’t Facts

-A wise man once said, 'Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts.'-
Elisha Goldstein writes:

“A wise man once said, ‘Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts.'” The Buddha

I want to share with you an important “Now Moment,” the short, action-oriented pieces that come at the end of most of the chapters in The Now Effect. This little instruction can be enormously helpful in bringing to light how to gain freedom from thinking; and since thinking can be our number one bad habit, often launching us into increased stress or downward spirals of automatic negative thinking, it’s a good thing to loosen our grip on.

Continue reading “Just Remember, Thoughts Aren’t Facts” →

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Are You Providing Soul Service?

FinerMinds says:

Doing something nice for someone is easy, but are you strong enough to let go of your ego and really empower someone through soul-motivated service?

In this 3-minute video, international best-selling author and spirituality lecturer, Caroline Myss, explains what soul service is, and how many of us do not always promote the strengths we see in others for fear that they may outshine us or leave us feeling humiliated.

via Are You Providing Soul Service?.

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Be Alert to the Needs of Others

Michael Hyatt shares:

Because we are so busy with our own agenda and tasks, it’s easy to overlook the needs of those around us. As I watched this beautiful Russian video, I was reminded again of the need to be alert to the needs of others, stop what I am doing, and lend a helping hand. The truth is, we are all in this together.

via Be Alert to the Needs of Others | Michael Hyatt.

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The Gift My Mother Gave to Me

I know that Mother’s Day is over for some, but for others Mother’s Day happens more than once per year! Tara Lemieux shares this:

“You can. You must. You will.” — Eunice Shriver

These are the words shared by Kennedy family matriarch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and to her daughter, Maria Shriver.

Her words were simple, but their meaning most profound—in that all things, when done with the fullness of heart, are possible.

In this most beautiful video, Maria Shriver tells the story of how her mother broke through all social barriers in founding the Special Olympics—and in doing so, became the torch-bearer for so many young dreamers.

“You are the stars,” she urged these most brilliant young souls, “and the world is watching you.”

Continue reading “The Gift My Mother Gave to Me” →

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Life as we find it…

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“Life as we find it, is too hard for us it brings us too many pains, disappointments and impossible tasks. In order to bear it, we cannot dispense with palliative measures. There are three such measures; powerful deflections, which cause us to make light of our misery, substitute satisfactions, which diminish it and intoxicating substances which make us insensitive to it.” Sigmund Freud

Go to the source of this quote: Sigmund Freud Quotes | Famous Sigmund Freud Quotations – Page 3

 

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