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Today's
quotation:
It
is especially appropriate to say that the greatest
command, the most condensed philosophy, the wisest
success-achieving advice ever given was given by a man who
was crucified. He summed it all up when he said, "Love one
another." One
does not really need to fight for success.
One can love one's way to success.
Thomas
Dreier
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Today's
Meditation:
What
an effect it would have on our lives if we were able to
love one another unconditionally! What an amazing
effect it would have on all of our societies and cultures
if we were able to teach each other how to reach each
other in love. How great it would be if everyone
could learn that love isn't some romanticized ideal to be
found with one other person, but a way of life that could
bring wonderful results to everyone if it were practiced
and taught.
Unfortunately,
though, love doesn't tend to be on most people's lists of
highest priorities-- neither learning about love nor
practicing it all the time, every day. We don't ask
ourselves what the loving response to most situations
would be; rather, we tend to act and react based on what
our egos tell us that we need. We look at ourselves
as separate from everyone else, which makes love much more
difficult because we don't feel the connections that are
truly there.
"Love"
definitely is a verb, and it definitely is a skill that
needs to be practiced regularly. It doesn't just
happen. It takes effort and perseverance and a
strong desire to make it a part of our lives, whether we
speak of the love we feel for our partners, the love we
feel for our children and families, or the love we feel
for our co-workers and the strangers on the street. But if we do make it a priority
in our lives and practice it as well as we can, then the
benefits of our effort will be amazing, not just for
ourselves and our own success, but in the lives of all the
people that we touch with our love. We most
certainly can love our way to success, and it's the most
valid and honorable path to success that there is.
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