Hello Daneen Nice reflection and synopsis as it relates to the importance of intentionally stepping into acts kindness at every opportunity in one’s life and career, most certainly as you look towards integrating the unknown author’s (1951) statement, “I shall pass through this world but once”, as a bridge to both your peers, and the hope …
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Part Six: Personality & Relationship to Others Confucius – What you do not wish done to yourself, do not do to others Twenty-five hundred years ago, when most of China was in a state of turmoil, a young man named Confucius, in hopes to shape his nation “into a practical system of ethics and morals … Continue reading Light from Many Lamps
James Lane Allen is an American author who wrote one of the most popular self-developed, inspiring small books called As a Man Thinketh… . “A man is literally what he thinks” is the basic philosophy laying down his book, which he would like to deliver to people with this book. When I read this lesson, only one …
When the hard truths of life and eternity need to be spoken, you can always depend upon a preacher to pierce through the many layers of our self-deception. Although the pulpit offers an excellent vantage point to deliver messages of truth, hope, love and forgiveness, on a more practical level, we as leaders can be …
Frederic Loomis: The best medicine is to stop thinking about yourself, and start thinking about other people Dr. Loom took the time to reflect on what provided a peace of heart and a peace of mind as he closes the chapter of life. His assessment was sq…
Part six of light from many lamps compiles the stories to tell about personality and relationship. St. Paul’s first letter is not new to me that I had read many times. One of the famous quotes by St. Paul is, “Faith, hope and love – these three. And the greatest of these is love”. The […]
In reading part five and six, one piece resonated with me far more than any others, part two, chapter six, from an unknown author. The powerful words, although brief, stayed with me for some time. “I shall pass through this… Continue Reading →
Because of its brevity, I quote the closing paragraph of Abraham’s Lincoln’s second inaugural address in March 1865: “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nations; …
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Do I will lead my life and practice my art in uprightness and honour – Hippocrates Hippocrates is considered the “Father of Medicine” by many physicians today and throughout history (Watson, 1951, p. 180). As he was reaching the age of his death, Hippocrates reflected on his life and the impact that his methods, teachings, …
Sam Walter Foss was an editor, humorist and poet (Foss, 1979) who was inspired to write a poem after encountering a kind old man who shared openly with anyone who passed by his house by the side of the road. As I read the first stanza of his poem below, There are hermit souls that …