I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. | |
— Lao Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Three Treasures |
Memorial Day 2022 | |
2021 | How Trump Won The Fringe Right |
Hold My Hand | |
2020 | I’d Include Health Care |
2019 | Accustomed To It |
2018 | Booking My Trip Into The Expanding Universe |
2017 | Fear Instead Of Convictions |
2016 | Memorial Day – 2016 |
2015 | A Handful Of Reviews |
And You Can Quote Me | |
2014 | Get Wisdom |
2013 | Enjoying The View? |
2012 | Adam’s Rib |
2011 | I’m Sure I Remember That… |
Memorial Day, 2011 | |
Posts Tagged ‘Lao-Tzu’
Three Treasures
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Compassion, Lao-Tzu, Patience, Philosophy, Quotes, Simplicity, Treasures on May 30, 2022| 2 Comments »
Dealing With Trumpism, Racism and Fascism In America
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged American Politics, Difficulty, Education, Fascism, Journey, Lao-Tzu, Learning, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Miles, Philosophy, Quotes, Racism, Steps, Trumpism on January 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned. | |
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca | |
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. | |
— Lao-tzu | |
[We are going to HAVE to be in it for the long haul folks. So, get settled in… There’s lots of work ahead. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Enduring Success |
2021 | Dealing With Trumpism, Racism and Fascism In America |
Just Wondering | |
2020 | And So Must Good Government |
2019 | Are You Done Watching? |
2018 | Spineless Capitulation By The Democrats |
Woe Is Me… | |
2017 | Sincerely Yours |
2016 | Only Good To Say |
2015 | A Series Of Temporary Conditions |
2014 | Gaps |
2013 | Duty |
2012 | Cost Not Price |
Superheroes | |
2011 | The Simple Normalcy Of Everyday Life – “Squirrel!” |
Feeling Both
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Courage, Lao-Tzu, Love, Philosophy, Quotes, Strength on January 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. | |
― Lao Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Just That Strange Peace |
2021 | Have Republicans Figured Out Biden Won Yet? |
Sleepin’ On Your Doorstep | |
2020 | Careful About Myth Telling |
2019 | My Irish Diet |
Fighting With Oneself | |
2018 | Feeling Both |
2017 | Just Start |
2016 | Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall |
2015 | Restraint At The Inn |
2014 | To Not Discovering |
2013 | I Have Less To Say |
2012 | Not The Best Prediction I’ve Ever Read |
Universal Soul Sounds
Posted in Music and Concerts, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged I Didn't Have My Glasses On, John Coltrane, Lao-Tzu, Music, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Soul, Thought, Universe, Vibrations on October 12, 2017| 2 Comments »
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. | |
— Lao Tzu | |
[Found at one of the blogs I follow: https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/ | |
The specific post is at: https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2017/09/24/heard-by-the-universe/ | |
Well worth a visit if you have a free minute… | |
This quote reminds me of another by the famous musician, John Coltrane: “One thought can create a million vibrations.” | |
Just saying… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Better To Lie, Get Rich And Destroy Your Country |
Love Is All There Is | |
2020 | You Remind Me Of Someone |
When I Grow Up I Want To… | |
2019 | Running History, But I Don’t Expect Many To Match It… |
It’s Probably Easier When You Live Alone | |
2018 | 25 Days Until The November Election |
Old And Young | |
2017 | Universal Soul Sounds |
2016 | Not Rivals |
2015 | Dead Sure |
2014 | Are You Educated? |
2013 | For Myself |
2012 | And When I’m Gone… |
2011 | Complete Conviction |
Kindness
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Confidence, Kindness, Lao-Tzu, Love, My Journal, Philosophy, Profoundness, Quotes on June 10, 2017| 4 Comments »
Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in giving creates love. | |
— Lao-Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Laying A Sound Foundation |
2021 | A Little… |
Bringing Back Memories | |
Think Global – Act Local | |
2020 | Was #IncompenentDonald Born To Be A Diplomat? |
2019 | Have You Planted Lately? |
2018 | Something / Nothing |
2017 | Kindness |
2016 | Dealing With It |
2015 | Too Many Choices! |
2014 | Vini, Vidi, Vici |
2013 | Heroes |
Education, n. | |
2012 | Who I Want To Be |
2011 | Mythic Forgetfulness |
We Did This
Posted in Economics, Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Economics, Lao-Tzu, Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on December 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A leader is best when he is neither seen nor heard, not so good when he is adored and glorified, worst when he is hated and despised. But of a good leader, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, the people will say, “We did this ourselves.” | |
— Lao-Tzu | |
[If you elect an amoral con-man to be your President and he drives the country into deeper debt, continues to destroy the middle-class by transferring wealth to the top 1% and who engages in off-the-cuff twitter diplomacy, perhaps we should remind ourselves that “elections have consequences” and modify Lao-Tzu’s quote to: “We did this TO ourselves.” — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Almost, But Not Quite |
Just Messin’ | |
2020 | The Definition Of A Modern Republican Senator |
#45 Has Got To Go | |
2019 | Just Rewards |
2018 | Diet Resolutions For The New Year |
Day 3: Late December Diet / Fast | |
2017 | Daily, Mr. President, Daily |
2016 | We Did This |
2015 | I’m Talking To You |
Forced (Again) | |
2014 | We Are Not A Fearful Nation! |
2013 | Risking Truth |
2012 | Working On Reality |
2011 | Massive Contradictory Changes |
BD Quotes
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Family and Friends, Happy Birthday Rebecca, Lao-Tzu, My Journal, On Hope, On Kindness, On Presense, Philosophy, Quotes, Rev. Jesse Jackson, William Penn on September 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Hi Princess, | |
Here’s three quotes for your birthday: | |
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. | |
— William Penn | |
[Today counts!] | |
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. | |
— Lao-Tzu | |
[People matter!] | |
Keep hope alive! | |
— Rev. Jesse Jackson | |
[Faith restores!] | |
Happy Birthday! | |
We love you always, | |
Mum and Dad | |
XXX |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Strong Women Make Them Too |
Gather Moments | |
2020 | Another Opportunity |
Stand Up, Shout Out | |
2019 | Birthday Gifts For Our Daughter |
Feeling Age | |
2018 | Seeking To Make A Difference |
2017 | Happy BD, Bec! |
2016 | BD Quotes |
2015 | Princess |
2014 | Optional |
2013 | Happy Birthday, Rebecca |
2012 | Be Not Old |
2012 National League Western Division Champions!!! | |
2011 | What Kind Of Work Do You Do? |
2010 | Another Loser… And Come November |
Compassionate Toward Yourself
Posted in Lyrics, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, tagged Cowboy In Me, Lao-Tzu, On Compassion, On Patience, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes on September 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Simplicity, patience, compassion. | |
These three are your greatest treasures. | |
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. | |
Patient with both friends and enemies, | |
you accord with the way things are. | |
Compassionate toward yourself, | |
you reconcile all beings in the world. | |
― Lao Tzu | |
[I find the struggle to be “compassionate toward yourself” to be a lifetime objective. I guess that’s just the cowboy in me. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In My Unending Story |
Say You Will | |
2020 | A Day With No Sun |
A Beautiful Thing | |
A Moment To Rejoice | |
2019 | Where And Why |
Day 12: Pause Or Plateau? | |
Eating Later | |
2018 | Here And Hope |
2017 | Choose |
2016 | All I Ever Wanted |
2015 | Compassionate Toward Yourself |
2014 | All And None |
2013 | Voices In The Dark |
2012 | Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping? |
2011 | A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Encouragement Is The Path To Immortality | |
Deeply
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Being Loved, Courage, Lao-Tzu, Love, Loving Someone, Philosophy, Quotes, Strength on April 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. | |
— Lao Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | For An Extended Period |
2021 | Surrender With Hope |
A Little Grace | |
2020 | Two Midway |
Invisible Hands | |
2019 | Speaking Of #45 |
2018 | A Higher Loyalty |
RIP – Our Silver Lady | |
2017 | Slowly Cutting Their Own Throats |
2016 | Man’s Advantage Over God |
2015 | Deeply |
2014 | Hi-Yo Silver, Away! |
2013 | Warning: |
2012 | Thinking About Beauty |
2011 | A Founding Father’s Argument Against Public Funding Of Religious Education |
Weekend Update | |
So Far, So Good | |
Have Faith
Posted in Faith, Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Faith, Lao-Tzu, Leadership, My Journal, Quotes on October 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them for himself. | |
— Lao Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Creation Without Reservation |
From The Tiniest Embers | |
2020 | Listening To The Trees |
Your Mind’s Made Up? | |
2019 | In Silence |
Not Much Light Here | |
2018 | A Gift |
2017 | Unless You Genuinely Are Small |
2016 | B1 |
2015 | Five Things |
2014 | Have Faith |
2013 | Found In A Mine |
2012 | Two-Sided Coin |
2011 | Passionately Scorned Rules |
Fine No More
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged British Prime Minister, Great Britain, Lao-Tzu, Leadership, Mahatma Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson on May 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Watch your thoughts for they become words. | |
Watch your words for they become actions. | |
Watch your actions for they become habits. | |
Watch your habits for they become your character. | |
And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. | |
What we think, we become. | |
My father always said that… and I think I am fine. | |
— British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher | |
[Although I disagreed with Maggie on almost everything she stood for in government, I recognize she was a powerful leader and a true force in politics during the later half of the 20th century. Incidentally, other than the final line, there are multiple other sources for this quote including: Emerson, Gandhi and Lao-Tzu. So, it probably is just a well known expression Maggie’s dad passed on to her. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Get Outdoors More |
2021 | Re-institute The Wall Between Church And State |
Once In My Life | |
2020 | Early Knowledge |
Seen Any Messages Lately? | |
2019 | I Don’t Think We’ll Be Serving Them Cake |
2018 | New And Old |
2017 | Ever |
2016 | At The Center |
2015 | True Value In Life |
2014 | A Potential To Be Concerned |
2013 | Fine No More |
2012 | Have You Checked Your Height Lately? |
2011 | Are You Convinced? |
Don’t Know And Not Telling
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged American Shaolin, Lao-Tzu, Matthew Polly, Philosophy, Quotes, Talk vs. Knowledge on April 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The sayers do not know and the knowers do not say. | |
— Lao-Tzu | |
From: “American Shaolin“; Written by: Matthew Polly | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | I’ve Lost My Share |
2021 | You Decide |
A Dream And The Wind | |
2020 | Making Me |
2019 | Inside Your Head |
2018 | Lingering Curiosity |
2017 | Just Kidding |
2016 | The Danger Of Walls |
2015 | Protection |
2014 | Let It Go |
2013 | Don’t Know And Not Telling |
2012 | A Challenge For Progress |
2011 | Dependent Difficulty |