Complete work also benefits relationships -Learn to give WHOLE or complete messages. This means not leaving things out, not covering up your anger, not squelching your wants. It means giving accurate feedback about what you observe, clearly stating your inferences and conclusions, saying how it all makes you feel, and if you need something or see possibilities for change, making straight-forward requests or suggestions.… Read the rest
Affirmative Prayer
Howard Thurman – moments of high resolve
By Howard Thurman
Keep fresh before me
The moments of my high resolve
Despite the dullness and barrenness of the days that pass, if I search with due diligence, I can always find a deposit left by some former radiance. But I had forgotten.… Read the rest
Charter of Compassion – what I stand for….
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions,
calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels
us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves
from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity
of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice,
equity and respect.… Read the rest
Prayer to End Conflict
“How do they live for eons in such harmony – the billions of stars –
When most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their mind against someone they know.
There are wars where no one marches with a flag, though that does not keep casualties from mounting.… Read the rest
