Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with a great friend and freedom crusader Dave Grosz. Dave was telling me about an audio program called Cultivating and Unshakable Character by Jim Rohn, that he continues to listen to over and over again. (definitely one of my favorites) He then told me how many other audios or …
Once upon a time a Buddhist & a Christian met on a path in the woods. They told each other their struggles & here’s what happened. The Buddhist told the Christian, “In meditation, you will find Nirvana.” The Christian told the Buddhist, “God will answer your prayers.” Each said in his own mind “That’s nice” …
To me, tolerance is when you can say, “I may disagree with you, but I love you anyway.” And a step further, “There’s a great chance I could be wrong.” It the opposite of intolerance. It’s the way a higher level consciousness responds to a lower level consciousness. Do you respond with hatred, revenge or ill …
A while back, after playing basketball with my sons one day, they wanted to go out for some ice cream. My 8 year old Camden, had a $5 bill and wanted to treat his brothers to a cone. We get there, place the order and the total comes to $4.18. Camden says, “Dad, should we …
A friend is someone with whom you can share, anything you have on your mind. A friend is someone who will lift you ahead, when you have fallen behind. 🙂 I’m blessed to have several ‘best friends‘ in my life ( of course my beautiful wife Corene is at the top of the list) , …
Aristotle was a proponent of something called The Golden Mean – the desirable middle between two extremes. The idea is that many virtues, taken to extremes can turn into vices. Courage for example, without restraint, can turn into recklessness. This idea has come to form a valuable part of my philosophy relating to wealth and income generation. …