“We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives and use it as a radical force for social transformation.” Roman Krznaric Almost all my life I thought being empathic was a curse. I’m deeply affected by what’s going on around me, and by what people around me are feeling. If you’re not a highly empathic person youContinue reading “Empathy is Good”
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Discipline to Success
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” –Jim Rohn “No matter how old you are now, you are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want.” –Pablo Last Friday I got to go hear J. A. Jance speak about her writing process. She comes to Southern Arizona, periodically,Continue reading “Discipline to Success”
Dilemma
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” ― Henry Ward Beecher “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ― W. Clement StoneContinue reading “Dilemma”
Curiosity and Wonder
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” –Eleanor Roosevelt “Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” –Linus Pauling “Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.” –VictorContinue reading “Curiosity and Wonder”
Who Am I?
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched – they must be felt with the heart.” –Helen Keller “There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.” –Elie Wiesel “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of humanContinue reading “Who Am I?”