How To Survive the Business of Living
Real is the person who does not define happiness as an absence of problems. Surviving this business of living is a difficult ordeal at times. How can we retain a healthy sense of humor and experience a sense of balance in our lives ? How can we realistically and yet with a sense of wonder live fully and not just survive ? How can we maybe even celebrate this business of living ? To answer some of these questions we will focus on seven points.
Life Isn't Fair
No matter how good we get at this business of living, none of us gets out of it alive. Frustrating, isn't it ! Life doesn't always deal us a good hand and doing our best doesn't always pay off with a positive.
Suffering
Growth is seldom easy and pain is an integral part of our human condition. Everybody
hurts. It's just that some of us are better actors in hiding the pain we feel. Seldom if
ever
... are all of our ducks in a row.
Loneliness and Alikeness
Dr. Albert Schweitzer said, "We are all so much together, but we are all dying of
loneliness." We have all known moments of apartness and empty loneliness. Embracing
that reality is essential if we are to cope effectively.
Personal Responsibility
We each have a choice to be either a death- peddler or a life-giver. We are responsible
for the choices we make. We can become most of what we wish to be if we are willing to
Self Worth
A poster reads, "God don't make junk." People are special and each is,
"Beautiful in his/her own way." We are more than our accomplishments !
People Need People
Life is not meant to be lived in isolation. All of life occurs within relationships. We
need to know we are needed and so do those we need.
Mystery
Life is not just one big problem to be solved. Rather, it is a mystery to be experienced,
all the more meaningful and beautiful when it is shared and celebrated with other persons
who are committed to "growing deep, not just tall !"
Motivational Quotes
Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have of trying to change others
Jacob Braude
Creative people exhibit a continuous discontent with uniformity
Glenn Van Ekeren
Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own
Chinese proverb
Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me
Anonymous
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
Theodore Roosevelt
Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is
Arthur F. Lenenhan
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
John Kenneth Galbraith
Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
Donald Rumsfeld
Education is the mother of leadership.
Wendell Willkie
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps
David Lloyd George
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