Category: change
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Confucius Series: Ripple Effects of the Heart
“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” – Confucius…
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Takes Two To Tango
You, and I. Their team, our team. Their party, our party. Their country, their country. It takes two to make something positive, or negative. If we say something terrible with the intent to harm the other person, they can either choose to be hurt and retaliate, or they can walk…
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Rectify the names
Zilu said: ‘If the Lord of Wei were waiting for you to run the government, what would you give priority to?’ The Master said: “What is necessary is to rectify names, is it not?’ Zilu said: ‘If this were to take place, it would surely be an aberration of yours.…
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Money is not time
Time is money. We can always devote time to making money. However, all value in the world, all money combined, cannot buy back a trillionth of a second of time. It is said many wealthy individuals who are in the twilight of their lives say that if they could trade…
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Image-model
“With this image as a model, the sage learns how best to develop himself so that his influence may endure. He must make himself strong in every way, by consciously casting out all that is inferior and degrading. Thus he attains that tirelessness which depends upon consciously limiting the fields…
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Confucius Series: Humble or Prideful Critique
“A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.” – 夫子 Master Kong (Confucius) The Analects Where do we aim our critique? Do we aim it at others? Or ourselves? We can find fault with others when it is warranted. But what if it isn’t?…
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Rooted Change
“When we hit our lowest point we are open to the greatest change.” – Avatar Aang In The Legend of Korra, Avatar Aang’s spirit tells this to the new Avatar that proceeds him, Avatar Korra, after she experiences terrible personal tragedy. When we go so low, in whatever way, and…
KEEP THE OLD WARM 