Reflections

Some of us learn from other people's mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people. - Zig Ziglar

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. - Edward Abbey

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. - Anais Nin

"A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops feel they did it " -Lao Tzu

I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Rumi

With every breath I take today, I vow to be awake; And every step I take, I vow to take with a grateful heart So I may see with eyes of love into the hearts of all I meet, To ease their burden when I can And touch them with a smile of peace. Buddhist prayer

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said,"My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorry, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied " The one you feed ."