B. May
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B. May
So shadowboxing, a “searching and fearless moral inventory,” is for the sake of truth, humility, and generosity of spirit, not vengeance on the self or some kind of complete victory.
“One should not read like a dog obeying its master, but like an eagle hunting its prey” - Dee Hock
“A lot of mistakes come from copying people playing a different game than you.”
"A leader is somebody who has to jump in the middle of the fray and be prudential, we hope, rather than opportunistic," West wrote in his 2014 book Black Prophetic Fire, "But a prophetic person tells the truth, exposes lies, bears witness and then, usually, is pushed to the margins or shot dead." - Cornel West
"The first precondition of being called a spiritual leader is to perceive and feel the falsehood that is prevailing in society, and then to dedicate one's life to a struggle against that falsehood. If one tolerates the falsehood and resigns oneself to it, one can never become a prophet. If one cannot rise above material life, one cannot even become
... See more“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.”
— Daniel Kahneman
— Daniel Kahneman
Philosopher and author Albert Camus on the excuses we allow ourselves to live by:
"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it."
"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it."
Perhaps the simplest and most inclusive definition of grief is “unfinished hurt.”
Our addictive society will do what it wants to do, but the freedom offered by all great spiritual traditions is quite different: spiritual and true freedom is wanting to do what we have to do to become who we are.