Tag: humility

A little is a lot

January 10, 2012 | 12 comments

It’s not how much money we have that makes the critical difference, but how well we use what we have. Here’s a video that shows how a pittance can have life-transforming consequences…when used with purpose and unselfish intent. It’s nine

Stillpower versus willpower

January 5, 2012 | 4 comments

Do you know the difference and why it matters? Here’s an interesting article that explains how willpower gets in the way higher achievements.  It uses athletic analogies, but the rules can be applied to any aspect of life. “Stillpower: The

The many forms of love

August 29, 2011 | 5 comments

Love seems to be a tricky feeling for many people to figure out. “I’ve never felt love like this before,” I’ve heard more than once from a Cupid-struck youngster, only to learn later that the relationship they had been so

Thoughts on humility

August 3, 2011 | 8 comments

The following thoughts on humility were forwarded to me by a reader. I found them very comforting.   “Humility is perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, or irritable,

Annual Meeting

June 9, 2011 | 13 comments

I was in Boston for the Annual Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, held last Monday. It was a good chance to catch the current perspective of the administration, hear what the pressing issues were and consider how to