“Imagination is the soil that brings dreams to life.” Anonymous Imagination is a crucial part of the human experience. Our Creator endowed us with the capability to imagine. Some authors like Dr. Maxwell Maltz have made assertions that imagination is the quality that differentiates human beings from animals. He wrote the following in the book […]
“When a tree’s shadow is bent, straighten the tree, not the shadow” African proverb This proverb shows that when seeking to change something, the better strategy is to go at the core of the problem or issue. In human beings, to deal with issues visible on the outside, the best strategy is to change from
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar Learning or sharpening the skill of having goals and achieving them will enable us to lead an inspired harmonious life. We can set goals that are of two general categories. We can set goals
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson By pursuing self-knowledge, we can begin to scratch the surface of that which lies within us. Cambridge Dictionary defines self-knowledge as an understanding of yourself and your abilities. It is crucial to have
“Self conquest is the greatest of victories” Plato, Greek Philosopher. I define self conquest as the ability to control and influence ones’ matters or affairs, to move in the direction of his or her purposes and to achieve their goals. I think the greatest obstacle to achieving an inspired harmonious life is ones’ self. It
Prevention is better than cure. This is a saying that is used mostly in medical circles. However, I think it applies in most situations including conflict. A similar Swahili saying goes as follows “Usipoziba ufa, utajenga ukuta”. In English, it means if you do not repair a crack, you will end up building the entire
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Harmony Out of Chaos “Amani haiji ila kwa ncha ya upanga!” This is a Swahili saying translated in English it means, there is no peace without war. Not that I advocate for war, but I use this to illustrate that, in essence, one does not arrive at a peaceful state of affairs without some form
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“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” English proverb. This saying has been used to express the view that children take the traits of their parents. Either they look like their parents, behave like their parents or do the things their parents do. We are made in the image of God, the Creator. He
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“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on” Robert Frost – American Poet For us to live an inspired harmonious life, we have to fan into flame the life-principle inherent in us. The creator put a life-principle in each living thing in this world, whether it be plants,
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“Ghwa ighu ghwadadukwa ni ghwa ndenyi” Taita proverb (Taita language is spoken by a people that live near the coast of Kenya). Translated to English this proverb means, the outer body is carried by the inner body. The outer meaning of this saying is that contrary to what we may think, the outer body, the
