Quotes of the week
Honesty is the best policy.
--David Tuvill
--David Tuvill
To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage. -Confucius Analects.
~Confucius Analects
Smell a rat.
~Samuel Butler 1, Hudibras (pt. I, canto I, l. 821)~
Meditation of the week
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
--Oscar Wilde
According to a Japanese legend, two monks were walking down the road when they saw a finely dressed young woman standing before a large mud puddle. She explained that she had no way of crossing the water without ruining her clothes. Without saying a word, the first monk picked her up in his arms and lifted her safely across the obstacle.
A few hours later the second monk said in an accusatory tone, "How could you have picked up that lady? Don't you know that the rules strictly forbid us to touch a member of the opposite sex?" His friend smiled and then replied, "I put the woman down back at the puddle. Are you still carrying her?"
Like the second monk, many of us are still carrying old hurts, resentments, and lost opportunities that we picked up many mud puddles ago. As long as we remain stuck in the past, we cannot fully hear the inner voice, which speaks to us in the present. Thus, in order to tap our intuition, we need to release and heal our unfinished business.
By following the example of the first monk, we can put the past down and walk on. See your past experiences as teachings that have guided you to this present moment. An endless array of opportunities and possibilities lie before you. Immerse yourself in this good, and the old hurts will have no place left to make their home.
--Oscar Wilde
According to a Japanese legend, two monks were walking down the road when they saw a finely dressed young woman standing before a large mud puddle. She explained that she had no way of crossing the water without ruining her clothes. Without saying a word, the first monk picked her up in his arms and lifted her safely across the obstacle.
A few hours later the second monk said in an accusatory tone, "How could you have picked up that lady? Don't you know that the rules strictly forbid us to touch a member of the opposite sex?" His friend smiled and then replied, "I put the woman down back at the puddle. Are you still carrying her?"
Like the second monk, many of us are still carrying old hurts, resentments, and lost opportunities that we picked up many mud puddles ago. As long as we remain stuck in the past, we cannot fully hear the inner voice, which speaks to us in the present. Thus, in order to tap our intuition, we need to release and heal our unfinished business.
By following the example of the first monk, we can put the past down and walk on. See your past experiences as teachings that have guided you to this present moment. An endless array of opportunities and possibilities lie before you. Immerse yourself in this good, and the old hurts will have no place left to make their home.
Poem of the Week
No Signs of Getting Better by Hal Sirowitz
You went into therapy looking depressed
Father said. After going a full year
you look even worse. Yet, your therapist
had the audacity to tell me that you've
been making great progress. At least after
you get a haircut your hair looks better,
but after seeing her you're lucky if you
look the same. The only area where
you've improved is in your cheeks.
You put on a little weight. They
look less bony. But she wasn't
the one feeding you.
You went into therapy looking depressed
Father said. After going a full year
you look even worse. Yet, your therapist
had the audacity to tell me that you've
been making great progress. At least after
you get a haircut your hair looks better,
but after seeing her you're lucky if you
look the same. The only area where
you've improved is in your cheeks.
You put on a little weight. They
look less bony. But she wasn't
the one feeding you.
