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He said what..?
If you know who Lao Tzu is, then you’ll recognize some of these quotes. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and author of the famous book, The Tao Te Ching, about living aligned with simplicity, patience, and compassion.
Here are some more of my favorite quotes. They give me food for thought! I’d be interested to know which one resonates with you the most.
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.'”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
” At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
“Kindness in words, creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
Which quote resonates with you?
Carry its wisdom with you!
Life is like Monopoly
Even the way we play the game Monopoly could be symbolic of life. First of all, we are going around a board. So…basically going around in circles. Life is a cycle. And the most powerful move in Monopoly/life isn’t mentioned in the rulebook. It’s the moment we realize it’s all just a game! the money’s […]
Do you coddiwomple?
I thought this was one of those words used long ago in Ireland or Scotland. Nope, this word is modern English slang. I love it! (even though as a previous English teacher, I think I should have know it !) What triggered this post was a friend who posted on Facebook a delightful explanation of […]
They said what?!
If you’ve ever had a car accident and then tried to describe it in as few words as possible for the insurance forms, you’ll appreciate the following descriptions as they appeared in the Toronto Sun! “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.” “Coming home, I drove into the wrong house […]
How you do anything…
It all matters! It’s about acting in alignment with our values and beliefs, whether in the “important” or the “unimportant” things, whether unprepared or uncomfortable. Everything we do is practice for who we are becoming. We are not the product of our dreams, our desires, our potential or what we could be someday, somehow, in […]
Do less, better…
In this age of information abundance and overload, we need to figure out what to leave out so we can concentrate on what’s really important to us. We’re so focused on doing more stuff that we lose sight of what’s really important. We could place some constraints on ourselves. It may seem contradictory, but when […]
Vitamin Z?!
Many of us put a lot of energy toward keeping our bodies healthy by making sure we eat healthy, making sure we get all our vitamins, even exercising regularly! But…what about the health of our minds and (even more importantly) our hearts and our souls? How many of us make sure that each day we […]
They said what?!
These insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words and I can’t deny that I do find them humorous. And since I found these on the Internet, I can’t really be sure if “they” are the folks who really said them. Nevertheless, let’s enjoy their wit! For example: […]
Is anyone average?
If you design a cockpit based on the average pilot body, not a single pilot will fit in it. Just ask the US Air Force. In 1950, they measured 4,063 pilots on over 140 dimensions. Then, they took just the top ten (like height, sleeve length, etc.) and designed a cockpit that would fit anyone […]
Is life complex or complicated?
We live in a world where constant change and disruption is a given. Our current lives may have been turned upside down by a world pandemic, but we know there is always going to be something on which to blame the complexity and complication of our lives. Though we may use the words “complicated” and […]