Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata If I’ve found two guiding principles in my life, they are contentment and compassion. With these two ideas, life becomes better. Contentment makes every moment better. And compassion makes your connection with others better. What Compassion Is, & Some Difficulties Let’s talk about compassion for a few minutes, … Continue reading A Guide to Practical Compassion
A Thought About Miscommunication
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain A man once called the emergency line of a hospital… Man: Nurse, please send an ambulance. My wife is about to give birth. Nurse: Is this her first baby? Man: No, this is her husband. MISCOMMUNICATION. How often are we victimized by this scoundrel? It happens in our … Continue reading A Thought About Miscommunication
Driving Lessons
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo One of the many life skills that I feel most grateful for is driving a car. A part of me always feels more adult and more empowered when I drive myself to run errands. And I’ve often found my alone time driving being … Continue reading Driving Lessons
5 Lessons in Contentment from Billionaires Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata I sat in a crowd of 45,000 about 10 days ago, watching super-billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger riff off each other and deliver quick wit and worldly wisdom about finances and life in general, at the famous Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha. As I … Continue reading 5 Lessons in Contentment from Billionaires Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger
The Whole Truth
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I can honestly claim that I once won third place in a judo competition. And if you knew me at all, and knew how much effort I put into avoiding any type of physical or sporting activity, you would not believe me. But … Continue reading The Whole Truth
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by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take … Continue reading Count
Sent and Shaped
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain How would you react if a person tells you that he will not lift weights until he has muscles as big as that of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? Ridiculous, you might think, right? You don’t wait to have big muscles before you go to the gym and work … Continue reading Sent and Shaped
The Best Thing That Can Happen to Us Is a Loss
by Eric Santillan The best thing that can happen to us is a loss. I write this without knowing what will happen to Manny Pacquiao after that devastating knockdown from Juan Manuel Marquez. But I write this knowing that the best years of Michael Jordan's career came after he unretired himself. I write this knowing … Continue reading The Best Thing That Can Happen to Us Is a Loss
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