Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken - Dieter F. Uchtdorf Dear Ramadan, As usual, you have... Continue Reading →
Striving for excellence feels wonderful because you're trying your very best. Perfectionism feels terrible because your work is somehow never quite good enough - Marcia McCay On the potentially last day of the holy month, here I was trying to achieve perfection from both spiritual and personal perspectives. What ended up happening was sleeeeeep and... Continue Reading →
Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought. -Simone Weil With increasing calls for new inventions and innovations, driven by the need to resucitate global economies into growth, no matter how inventive we become, our inventions do not compare to the intricate creation of the human being,... Continue Reading →
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us - Joseph Campbell I would say that I am one of the top 20%, if not 10%, when it comes to planning and setting goals. Since my teen years, there hasn't been a year... Continue Reading →
The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all - Ted Hughes... Continue Reading →
A peep into the future, gives us a reflection of the past, and a picture of the present- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah It amazes me how often innovators put down the past to convince us of a new invention or change they have developed or are developing. The past IS what drives innovation and the sky is always... Continue Reading →
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it - Confucious There is truly beauty in everything; from people, to places, to feelings and to moments. Even what looks to be ugly on the outside, within it, an element of beauty that only those who seek to find it, see it. Why is that important? As... Continue Reading →
No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Often times, we have no clue - Jay Asher On 21 Ramadan, I wrote a post about the link between belonging and asking for help. In this post, I follow-on with reaching out and giving help even when not... Continue Reading →
If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole? But he may perhaps aspire to know at least the parts to which he bears some proportion. But the parts of the world are all so related and... Continue Reading →
From what I've seen, it isn't so much the act of asking that paralyzes us -- it is what lies beneath: the fear of being vulnerable, the fear of rejection, the fear of looking needy or weak. The fear of being seen as a burdensome member of the community instead of a productive one. It... Continue Reading →
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