Living the effortless spiritual life…
Posted in Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2012 on Feb 5th, 2012
The really great man is the man who makes every man feel great. - G. K. Chesterton
interesting others
Most people love to talk! We should let them! Not only that, ideally, whenever we open our mouths we should focus on what’s most important to the other person. And lets do so genuinely. Relationship success is thus [...]
Posted in Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2012 on Jan 29th, 2012
We should be aware of the magic contained in a name and realize that this single item is wholly and completely owned by the person with who we are dealing… - Dale Carnegie
what’s in a name?
Everything! How does it sound when someone calls our name, and that too sweetly? It sounds divine even when we [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2012 on Jan 9th, 2012
Have we done anything lately that’s worth remembering? – Questions…
mostly stuff
While all we see around us is real and beautiful, it’s only just stuff. The house is stuff, the car is stuff, the clothes are stuff, the career and the business is also stuff. Time spent figuring our the next purchase or corporate maneuver is [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2012 on Jan 3rd, 2012
Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of reality. The rest, and it is presumably the much larger part, is silence. - George Steiner
when words fail
Often we find ourselves in situations where words fail. This might be when the other person is not listening or when we can’t add much value with [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2011 on Dec 6th, 2011
When we treat children with respect, they in turn learn how to respect other human beings. - Daisaku Ikeda
give respect
To earn respect we must give respect. And we must give it genuinely. When we do that the other person sees us more generously. Generosity automatically earns respect. Generous listening is the next step; it’s the [...]
