A Moment Of Choice Is A Moment

Someone Once Inquired Of A Far Eastern Zen Master, Who Had A Great Serenity And Peace About Him No Matter What Pressures He Faced, "how Do You Maintain That Serenity And Peace?" He Replied, "i Never Leave My Place Of Meditation." He Meditated Early In The Morning And For The Rest Of The Day, He Carried The Peace Of Those Moments With Him In His Mind And Heart.

Contrary To What Most People Believe, Trust Is Not Some Soft, Illusive Quality That You Either Have Or You Don't; Rather, Trust Is A Pragmatic, Tangible, Actionable Asset That You Can Create.

We Are Product Of Neither Nature Nor Nurture; We Are A Product Of Choice, Because There Is Always A Space Between Stimulus And Response. As We Wisely Exercise Our Power To Choose Based On Principles, The Space Will Become Larger.

Just As The Education Of Nerve And Sinew Is Vital To The Excellent Athlete And Education Of The Mind Is Vital To The Scholar, Education Of The Conscience Is Vital To The Truly Proactive, Highly Effective Person. Training And Educating The Conscience, However, Requires Even Greater Concentration, More Balanced Discipline, More Consistently Honest Living. It Requires Regular Feasting On Inspiring Literature, Thinking Noble Thoughts And, Above All, Living In Harmony With Its Still Small Voice.

In The Last Analysis, What We Are Communicates Far More Eloquently Than Anything We Say Or Do.