Open Minds

Minds are like parachutes.
They only function when they are open.
- James Dewar

Only when we realize that there is no eternal,
unchanging truth or absolute truth, can we arouse in
ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.
- Hu Shih

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs.
Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
- John F. Kennedy

Love is saying "I feel differently," instead of "You're wrong."
- Anonymous

You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view.
- Harper Lee

Approach life with an Open Mind,
Clean Hands, and a Loving Heart.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Perspective of Love

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind

Reason

My Own Person

Imagination

Fully Awake

Observe

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
- Marilyn vos Savant

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment...
not authority.
- Thomas Huxley

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.
- Marshall McLuhan

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
- Robert Green Ingersoll

Be an Observer of Life.
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's Affirmation:
I am a Passionate Observer of Life.
I See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Life is All in the Perspective We Take on It

Pay Attention

Lifelong Learning

What You See

Travel Opens the Traveler

New Eyes

Happiness in Cheering Others

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.
- Henry Drummond

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect.
It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
- Anonymous

The best way to cheer yourself
is to try to cheer someone else up.
- Mark Twain

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
- Anonymous

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind,
than on outward circumstances.
- Benjamin Franklin

Further reading: 7 Secrets for a Happy Life

Choosing a Happy Life

Happiness Depends upon Ourselves

Sharing Happiness

More on Sharing Happiness

A Little Help from My Friends
 

Stand Tall and Proud

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
- John Wooden

Stand Tall, Stand Proud.
Know that you are unique and magnificent.
You do not need the approval of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
- Samuel Johnson

What lies behind us and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better
to displease the people by doing what you know is right,
than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
- William J. H. Boetcker

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Further reading: Gain Self Confidence

Ego versus Self Respect

Be Your Own Self

Feel Better About Yourself

Value Honor, Not Ego

Value Your Own Approval

Self Esteem

Self Respect

Self Confidence

Becoming Love

You know that you have fully experienced love
when you turn into love -
that is the spiritual goal of life.
- Deepak Chopra

We live in a spiritual Universe.
God is in, through, around and for us.
- Ernest Holmes

Love is an act of faith,
and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
- Erich Fromm

Know that anger is always fear and frustration.
What if we could lean back into the arms of Spirit
and trust the future?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Trust in the Light

Feel Your Connection With the Infinite - a Meditation

Have a Conversation With God, Today

Spiritual Quotes about Love

The Power of Unconditional Love