Positive anything is better

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. Elbert Hubbard

The test of a

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald

…the test of a

…the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. This philosophy fitted on to my early … Read more

We have to learn

We have to learn to go beyond both a positive mind and a negative mind to become a silent, nonjudgmental, non-analytical, non-interpretiv e mind. In other words, the silent witness. In the process of silent witnessing, we experience inner silence. In the purity of silence, we feel connected to our source and to everything else. … Read more

The mind is key.

The mind is key. If anything should be considered a god, so to speak, it is the mind, not money. A healthy positive mind is the utmost priority. But if we were to reverse the order of these priorities, what would happen? I find it hard to imagine how a person with great wealth, bad … Read more

We are human, so

We are human, so we do go through pain and we struggle with things, but it’s all about how you respond to a situation. My whole life, I’ve been responding in a positive way and keeping a positive mind, keeping God first in my heart, in my mind. No matter what wrong I’ve done, I … Read more

We can complain because

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Abraham Lincoln