Instead of Complaining, Take Action

 

We cannot change anything until we accept it.
Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
- Carl Jung

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain,
and most fools do.
- Benjamin Franklin

Never ascribe to malice that which is
adequately explained by incompetence.
- Napoleon

When they are disappointed, most people react by assigning blame,
and finding someone to criticize.
What if we accepted that our disappointments
are seldom the result of malice on the part of anyone,
and worked together to make life better for all.
Don't Complain, Take Action Instead.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers

Further reading: Restraint

Condemn None

Stand Beyond Criticism

Judge Not
      

Choosing Your Experience

What I recognized is that you can't put it together.
It's already together, and what you have to do
is experience it being together.
- Werner Erhard

If you want reality to be different than it is,
you might as well try to teach a cat to bark.
- Byron Katie

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau

We don't live in the world of reality,
we live in the world of how we perceive reality.
- Bryan Singer

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe,
to think, to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius

Not what we experience,
but how we perceive what we experience,
determines our fate.
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Further reading: Seeking

Solitary Cell

Perspective

Don't Complain, Take Action Instead

We cannot change anything until we accept it.
Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
- Carl Jung

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain,
and most fools do.
- Benjamin Franklin

Never ascribe to malice that which is
adequately explained by incompetence.
- Napoleon

When they are disappointed, most people react by assigning blame,
and finding someone to criticize.
What if we accepted that our disappointments
are seldom the result of malice on the part of anyone,
and worked together to make life better for all.
Don't Complain, Take Action Instead.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers

Further reading: Restraint

Condemn None

Stand Beyond Criticism

Judge Not
      

Complaining is Not Helpful

 

We cannot change anything until we accept it.
Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
- Carl Jung

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain,
and most fools do.
- Benjamin Franklin

Never ascribe to malice that which is
adequately explained by incompetence.
- Napoleon

When they are disappointed, most people react by assigning blame,
and finding someone to criticize.
What if we accepted that our disappointments
are seldom the result of malice on the part of anyone,
and worked together to make life better for all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers

Further reading: Restraint

Condemn None

Stand Beyond Criticism

Judge Not
      

A Source of Unconditional Love

True love never comes with conditions.
Become a source of unconditional love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb

Remember, we all stumble, every one of us.
That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.
- Emily Kimbrough

Love wasn't put in your heart to stay.
Love isn't love until you give it away.
- Michael W. Smith

Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Who, being loved, is poor?
- Oscar Wilde 

Further reading: This is my wish for you...

Coping with Heartbreak

What is Love?

Feeling Used and Left Out
      

Choosing Our Experience of Reality

What I recognized is that you can't put it together.
It's already together, and what you have to do
is experience it being together.
- Werner Erhard

If you want reality to be different than it is,
you might as well try to teach a cat to bark.
- Byron Katie

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
- Henry David Thoreau

We don't live in the world of reality,
we live in the world of how we perceive reality.
- Bryan Singer


When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive -
to breathe,
to think, to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius

Not what we experience,
but how we perceive what we experience,
determines our fate.
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 

Further reading: Seeking

Solitary Cell

Perspective

Criticism Does Not Foster Change

We cannot change anything until we accept it.
Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
- Carl Jung

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain,
and most fools do.
- Benjamin Franklin

Never ascribe to malice that which is
adequately explained by incompetence.
- Napoleon

When they are disappointed, most people react by assigning blame,
and finding someone to criticize.
What if we accepted that our disappointments
are seldom the result of malice on the part of anyone,
and worked together to make life better for all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.
- Carl Rogers

Further reading: Restraint

Condemn None

Stand Beyond Criticism

Judge Not
      

Become a Source of Love

Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb

Love wasn't put in your heart to stay.
Love isn't love until you give it away.
- Michael W. Smith

Remember, we all stumble, every one of us.
That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.
- Emily Kimbrough

Who, being loved, is poor?
- Oscar Wilde 

Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

True love never comes with conditions.
Become a source of unconditional love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Coping with Heartbreak

This is my wish for you...

Feeling Used and Left Out

What is Love?
      

Together, a Force to be Reckoned With

Individually, we are one drop.
Together, we are an ocean.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.
- Helen Keller

We must all hang together,
or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
- Benjamin Franklin

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford

We must learn to live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The choice is to work alone to be a little
more successful than the next person,
or to work together for the great betterment of humanity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Doing Right - Together

Mutually Beneficial

Learning To Live Together

Win-Win vs. Compromise

Love Your Neighbor

A Shared Dream

One World

We All Belong to One Human Race

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin,
but we all belong to one human race.
- Kofi Annan

Fear of difference is fear of life itself.
- M. P. Follett

We must learn to live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Further reading: Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind

My Own Person

Fully Awake
   

Opportunity for Brotherhood

The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself every
time you meet a human being.
- Jane Wyman

I do not want the peace that passeth understanding.
I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
- Helen Keller

We must all hang together,
or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
- Benjamin Franklin

The idea of brotherhood re-dawns upon the world
with a broader significance
than the narrow association of
members in a sect or creed.
- Helen Keller

We all share unity with each other
and with the one Creator Spirit.
We are one.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: One Human Race

All Brothers and Sisters

Radiating Light and Love

Each Other's Eyes
   

Standing Together

Individually, we are one drop.
Together, we are an ocean.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.
- Helen Keller

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford

If it's Right, stand up for it - together.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We must learn to live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must all hang together,
or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
- Benjamin Franklin

The choice is to work alone to be a little
more successful than the next person,
or to work together for the great betterment of humanity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Learning To Live Together

Love Your Neighbor

Mutually Beneficial

A Shared Dream

Win-Win vs. Compromise

One World

 

Learning To Live Together

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Then came Peter to him, and said,
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- Matthew 18:21-22

Further reading:  The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

Abundance or Scarcity? Love or Fear?

Living together in peace

World Peace

Forgiving

Bible Verses

Brotherhood

Unconditional Love

Growing Together

Individually, we are one drop.
Together, we are an ocean.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

Extend a hand whether or not you know it shall be grasped.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

If we don't change, we don't grow.
If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
- Gail Sheehy

Further reading: Better Than Competition

The Best Leader

Growing up without growing old

Inspirational Quotes

Inspirational Sayings

Quotes about Being Happy

Deep Quotes

Quotes about Letting Go

Growing Up Quotes

Forward Together

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. - Ryunosuke Satoro 

 If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. - Henry Ford 

 The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. - George Eliot 

 We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin Franklin 

 Further reading: A Roadmap for a Joyful Life 

  Break Old Patterns of Action

Together

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford

Humankind has not woven the web of life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are bound together.
All things connect.
- Chief Seattle

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted,
every hill and mountain shall be made low,
the rough places will be made straight
and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
and all flesh shall see it together.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

We all share unity with each other and with the one Creator Spirit. We are one.

Further reading: The #1 Secret of Great Relationships

What is Love?

Together, we are an ocean

Live together as brothers

Unity Quotes

Peace Quotes

Open Minded Quotes

Blessings