Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr. When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future. Bernard Meltzer The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.Continue reading “Attacking Others is Attacking Ourselves”
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Trust and Fear
Welcome to my new followers. I’m grateful to all of you who’ve taken the time to read my blog. I hope you’ll get something out of each post and will give me feedback. “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” Albert Einstein “We canContinue reading “Trust and Fear”
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
My voice teacher in college used to say “Perfect practice makes perfect”. She didn’t mean that you have to be perfect in every rehearsal. What she meant was that I should give my whole effort to each rehearsal. I have a writer friend who says something like, “It’s okay to write crap, as long asContinue reading “Perfect Practice Makes Perfect”
Trust Yourself and Open Up
“One of the things that I’ve worked my way out of doing, and I knew I needed to, was comparing myself to other people. That just poisons everything…Your real job in the world is to be you.” India.Arie on Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey I was watching Super Soul Sunday last Sunday and IContinue reading “Trust Yourself and Open Up”
Joy of Life
“The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.” - Vauvenargues, was a French writer. I just finished reading Brené Brown’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. A long title for a great book that reminded me whatContinue reading “Joy of Life”