Every major religion in this world teaches its believers that they should practice forgiveness. You’re taught about forgiveness when you are children. It’s an important part of living in a community with other people. It should be something that comes easily to us, something that’s second nature like making friends and finding love. Yet forgiveness […]
Why Is Forgiveness So Hard? — Faith| Family| Business
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I read a twitter thread the other day about reading books, that they are essential to growth and how much of a good habit it is to get into. I really agree with this. Spending time in another world, discovering hidden characters and gems within works of fiction takes me to magical places and away from the humdrum bedlam and stress that life can be. Reading development books of every description and topic helps me learn new things every day. Delving into history books teaches me of my past and lessons that should not be forgotten.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. ~Proverb
You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.~Eckhart Tolle
Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.~Oscar Wilde
Because he has given up helping,he is people’s greatest help. ~Laozi
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. ~C.S. Lewis
“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).”
How many times do we think – Mindfulness – yeah, it’s that zen practice thingy that those new age geeks do… ? You’re thinking that, right?
Wrong
𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆…𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.
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