Inspiration #7 – Smile

Are you familiar with the old pop song called “Smile?” See if this refresher helps: Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky You’ll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through [...]

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Inspiration #6 – To See the Invisible Man

The title of today’s post, To See the Invisible Man, is the title of a brilliant short story by Robert Silverberg first published in 1963. Set in the future in a world that could be the Earth in a country that could be the United States, it is against the law for a person to [...]

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Inspiration #5 – Warming Help (The Cab Ride)

Twice on Monday I had people share with me a link to a story entitled “The Cab Ride.” If you haven’t yet done so, I encourage you to read it. But before doing so, consider this. I’ve had the story sent to me before; in fact, it’s been making the Internet rounds for years. It’s [...]

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Inspiration #4 – Gratitude is Easy

Ferrucci subtitled the chapter on gratitude with the expression, “The easiest way to be happy.” Just what does he mean by that? Here’s my take. From wherever we are, we always can find something to appreciate, to be grateful for. For instance, I’m sitting at home as I write this, surrounded by windows that let [...]

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Inspiration #3 – A Sense of Belonging

A sense of belonging. It’s vital to our development and growth as human beings. This week’s assignment asks you to consider groups to which you belong. Certainly, there are those groups to which we belong that kind of just happen. Among these include our families, our classmates, and our co-workers. Then there are those we [...]

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Inspiration #2 – On Mindfulness

There are a couple of sentences in the Mindfulness chapter that I want to highlight here mid-week: “If we live in the here and now, each moment is a surprise, every instant a new wonder.” “Attention is the medium through which kindness can flow.” If you can, try to take time to contemplate these two [...]

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Inspiration #1 – On Kindness

In the introduction, Ferrucci writes, “The true benefit of kindness is being kind.” In other words, kindness brings its own rewards. To perform an act of kindness for any reason other than to be kind changes the motivation behind it, perhaps even changes it from being an act of kindness to something else.This is why [...]

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