It is a hard lesson for a Philosopher. But it is good in that it forces us to examine our motives for speaking truth. Are we doing it for recognition and the acceptance of "others"? Or are we doing it because we are called to? I think once we l...
I don't believe this quote to speak truth about wisdom. She is pure and speaks only from the inner depths of us. It requires that we discern with her the right words to speak and to speak them with love. I feel we have a responsibility to speak wisdom to others, to sh...
Just curious, has every bit of "wisdom" you have historically passed out to others stood the test of time? I think if we could be certain that we were speaking "wisdom" then perhaps we would be obligated to share it. However (often) wh...
Do you have synesthesia? A friend of mine gets huge amounts of info from peoples voices. He sees sound, and smells colors etc... My voice has changed a lot. Since I had a bad bout of MS I can not sing on key any more. I still have good pitch, but m...
And if you want to be foolish say what's in your heart Just kidding, but what a great quote. Today I had the experience of having a conversation thinking my line was muted, when it may not have been I asked someone and they said they didn't...
That actually was a perfect quote. And perfect for me at this time. The Gods are trying to teach me not to be such a coward, and that is a wonderful reminder why I should listen. ;)
You are very wise to take it the way you did. It is a shame that most of the input we get from the external world is direction to "act" a certain way, or "be" a certain way, or speak a certain way if we want to be accepted. Well, *newsflash...
There is also a quote from nancyb61969: It's not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult--Seneca -what a good fit :) I don't know if you ca...
