People. Relig&Spirit. OnlineVideo. Microsoft Word - desiderata.doc - desiderata.pdf. Book Excerpt: Uncommon Gratitude, by Joan Chittister, Rowan Williams. An Excerpt from Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia For All That Is by Joan Chittister, Rowan Williams Benedictine sister Joan Chittister teams up with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury for a series of short and poignant essays on the spiritual practice of gratitude.
The excerpt by Joan Chittister focuses on the spiritual practice of unity. "The kind of unity that is born out of differences and becomes the glue of a group has four characteristics: it frees, it enables, it supports, and it listens. "A group that is genuinely unified is a group that has freed every member to be themselves. In fact, the truly united group knows that every idea, every voice, counts in the process of idea formation. "For the freedom to ask questions without reprisal in the face of contrary concepts, sing alleluia. "To seek unity means that enabling people to speak without fear and without hesitation must become the cornerstone of discussion. "Then it is time to begin again. Recollections of Thomas Merton’s Last Days in the West - Article by Brother David Steindl-Rast. "In prayer we discover what we already have.
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The other day, I was on Etsy with my sister and we were looking into video game pins. She found some pins from the Super Smash Bros. series and wanted to buy them. A Dog’s Purpose (from a 6-year-old) (I was sent this via email today, and I found it an amazing reminder to cherish the ones we love and enjoy the life we have.
I don’t know who wrote this story, but thank you.) Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker ‘s family surrounded him. Startled, we all turned to him. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Mindfulness Bell. Mindfulness Bell. Stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul At Work.
Excerpts from Chicken Soup for the Soul At Work © 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte, Tim Clauss From the Introduction Mother Theresa Story A successful businessman traveled to India to spend a month working in one of Mother Teresa's shelters.
He longed to meet the tiny nun, but Mother Teresa was traveling, and it wasn't until the day before his departure that he received an audience. The Excuses Culture: Why We Protect Ourselves With Excuses. Photo credit: sevenfloorsdown He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. – Benjamin Franklin When was the last time you made a resolve to achieve something, set a deadline and then achieved it?
Can you even remember the last time? I’m struggling. And the reason I am struggling to remember such a time is because of excuses. In this post I want to talk about the excuses culture that we have develop within ourselves and why we use excuses to protect ourselves from feelings of failure and fear. Living in Gratitude - Four Universal Portals to Gratitude, by Angeles Angeles. Four Universal Portals to Gratitude: Blessings, Learnings, Mercies, and Protections from Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life by Angeles Arrien Blessings are the primary, cross-cultural portal through which we experience gratitude.
There are four portals—or entryways—to the experience of gratitude. Recognizing these portals at the time when they appear in our lives is key to developing the capacity to cultivate gratitude. Blessings are the primary, cross-cultural portal through which we experience gratitude. ADDING VALUE IN THE WORKPLACE. 12 easy steps to become a great employee. How can you be an excellent employee. The Art Costa Centre For Thinking. Habits of Mind is knowing how to behave intelligently when you DON'T know the answer.
It means having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems, the answers to which are not immediately known: dichotomies, dilemmas, enigmas and uncertainties. Our focus is on performance under challenging conditions that demand strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity, and craftsmanship. The critical attribute of intelligent human beings is not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it. Employing Habits of Mind requires drawing forth certain patterns of intellectual behavior that produce powerful results. They are a composite of many skills, attitudes and proclivities. The 16 Habits of Mind identified by Costa and Kallick include:
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