Faith is another one of those things that is hard to explain because, just like Love, it is different for each of us. You can tell when someone is in love by his or her actions, and the same goes for faith. The person who has faith is easy to recognize. It is the person […]

A mystic once told me “The supreme devotion to God is compassion for the self. Truly, then, you can bless the world.” Remember to take it easy on yourself. But be careful of the ego. The ego can show itself as low self-esteem, as well as being solely focused on the wrong self: the lower […]

The right thing might not be a spiritual thing…at that moment. The right thing might be focusing on being the best employee, employer, father, mother, brother, sister, partner, etc. When we do the best we can, without selfishness, dishonesty, and with compassion, we are building those traits and characteristics of honesty, compassion and selflessness. But […]

It is not always going to be easy. Temptation will rear its ugly head, be it in the form of lust, greed, fame or one of many other ways. Humiliation is something we need to practice each day, or we might be humiliated. It is very easy to become proud of building a life of […]

A teacher once told me that you need an overall strategy to be able to teach. The strategy was to have a Concept, Tactics, and an Operational Vehicle. In this instance, the concept would be building character, the tactics would be aligning yourself with those who have those characteristics you want to emulate. The operational vehicle […]