“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routines.”
“Ensure you have done each day’s portion of the heavy responsibilities resting on you. Never delay your success!”
Source: Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
“It is sometimes said, either irritably or with a certain satisfaction, that philosophy makes no progress. It is certainly true, and I think this is an abiding and not a regrettable characteristic of the discipline, that philosophy has in a sense to keep trying to return to the beginning: a thing which it is not at all easy to do.”
Source: The Sovereignty of Good
“Something interesting happens when we approach situations from a perspective of humility—it opens us up to possibilities as we choose open-mindedness and curiosity over protecting our point of view. We spend more time in that wonderful space of the 'beginner's mind,' willing to learn from what others have to offer. This translates into moving away from pushing to allowing, from insecure to secure, from seeking approval to seeking enlightenment.”
Source: The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow
“Make no mistake, you earn a white belt. The belt is a physical representation of a commitment to the beginner's mind. It is a vulnerability and a willingness to learn that shines through.”
Source: The Tao of Jiu Jitsu
“Certain wondrous phenomena respond to the human need to know the infinite, truth, beauty, goodness. Others, deliberately enigmatic, remain inaccessible to our brains and hearts. Humans are much too accustomed to penetrating the universe with a narrow and limited mind, ignoring the eighty-thousand doors that are always open, at our disposal.”
Source: Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems
“I am happiest when I clear my mind and allow the world around me to reteach me what I thought I already knew.”
“Just because something is basic or simple does not mean that it isn’t immensely powerful.”
Source: Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation
“Get into the spirit of Thanksgiving. Do your best to let go of what has been hurting you and start anew.”
Source: The Gift of Thanksgiving
“I have found continual unfolding of attunement and depth in the basic practices that many others may set aside as being part of their past practice as beginners.”
Source: Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation